Sanaa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$241
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
69
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 47% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8269th and 5350th ($550 vs $1043) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8890th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$7369

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$491
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$491
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$513
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$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
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$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810

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$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668