Sanaa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$546
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$239
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
35
5
😀 Quality of life
35
34
🏙️ Population
2.96M
115K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 29% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8272nd and 8915th ($546 vs $422) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7504th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.47%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1713
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$985
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.89
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.4
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2809
$666

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$937
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$910
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$540
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$902
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$542
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$486
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$542
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$484
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$905
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$662
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$520
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$487
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
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$518
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$488
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$660
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$838
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$764
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$756
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$718
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$897
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$979
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$1006
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$752
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$1146
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$1003
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$1180
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$943
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$459
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$312
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$296
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$296
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$900
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$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
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$342
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$323
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$335
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$307
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$963
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$300
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$280
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$408
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$308
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$264
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$292
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$282
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$274
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$305
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$292
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$304
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$295
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$297
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$419
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$341
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$430
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$367
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$309
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$288
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$294
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$281
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$321
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$289
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$294
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$316
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$292
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$299
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