Sanaa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$223
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
35
43
😀 Quality of life
23
63
🏙️ Population
2.96M
527K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 31% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8335th and 6533rd ($523 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Yemen vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8884th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$4244

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$467
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$470
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$489
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$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
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$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840

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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
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$1177
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$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116