Sanaa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1331
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$242
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.9
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
38
78
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 55% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8195th and 4611th ($560 vs $1244) 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 8072nd and 1070th 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
$3.03
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1661
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3336
$9717

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$498
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$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777