Sanaa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sanaa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$546
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$239
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
35
67
🏙️ Population
2.96M
418K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 46% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8272nd and 5400th ($546 vs $1015) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7504th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Sanaa vs Tirana infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sanaa vs Tirana

Prices for goods and services in Sanaa and Tirana are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sanaa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.47%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1713
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$985
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.89
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.4
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2809
$5391

Cost of living in other countries

SanaaTirana

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$481
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$486
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$496
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$482
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$482
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$507
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$937
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$503
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$910
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$540
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$571
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$902
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$486
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$542
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$484
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$905
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$662
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$520
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$487
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$518
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$488
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$660
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$838
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$764
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$756
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$718
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$897
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$979
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1006
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$752
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1146
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1003
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1637
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$809
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$886

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027