Sanaa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$223
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
35
5
😀 Quality of life
23
36
🏙️ Population
2.96M
79.2K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 16% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8335th and 8761st ($523 vs $452) 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 months in Thimphu. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 8884th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$701

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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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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288