Sanaa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$223
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$616
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
23
67
🏙️ Population
2.96M
418K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 48% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8335th and 5302nd ($523 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and Albania, respectively. Check Yemen vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8884th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$4444

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
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$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009