Sanaa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$234
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
71
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.21M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 59% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8377th and 4516th ($551 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Yemen vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7844th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Sofia

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Sanaa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3830
$11223

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$492
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$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
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$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784