Sanaa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$223
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$1259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
69
😀 Quality of life
23
76
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.38M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 45% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8335th and 5668th ($523 vs $951) 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 8884th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$7940

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$467
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$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$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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26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619