Sanaa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1331
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$242
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
46
😀 Quality of life
38
72
🏙️ Population
2.96M
418K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 57% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8195th and 4511th ($560 vs $1294) 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8072nd and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1661
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3336
$5765

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$498
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$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
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$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973