Sanaa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$241
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
35
5
😀 Quality of life
19
50
🏙️ Population
2.96M
115K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 42% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8269th and 9013th ($550 vs $387) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8890th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$691

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$491
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$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$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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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284