Sanaa vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sanaa	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$546	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1370	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$239	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$401	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	37
😀 Quality of life	35	73
🏙️ Population	2.96M	6.44K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 66% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8272nd and 3109th ($546 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Yemen and Malta, respectively. Check Yemen vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 7504th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Valletta

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	Sanaa	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.47%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1713	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.49	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.4	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2809	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348