Sanaa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$234
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
5
😀 Quality of life
40
45
🏙️ Population
2.96M
115K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 34% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8377th and 8957th ($551 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Yemen and Bhutan, respectively. Check Yemen vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7844th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Thimphu

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Sanaa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3830
$633

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$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285