Sanaa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sanaa	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$560	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1331	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$242	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.9	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	43
😀 Quality of life	38	61
🏙️ Population	2.96M	1.4M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 36% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8195th and 6373rd ($560 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and Mongolia, respectively. Check Yemen vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 8072nd and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Sanaa	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.93%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3336	$6621

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$498
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$500
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$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

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600