Sanaa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$234
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
48
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.96M
389K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 56% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8377th and 4667th ($551 vs $1256) 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 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7844th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Tirana

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Sanaa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3830
$6657

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$492
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013