Sanaa vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sanaa	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$546	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1370	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$239	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$401	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	13
😀 Quality of life	35	36
🏙️ Population	2.96M	948K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 53% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8272nd and 4590th ($546 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Yemen and Laos, respectively. Check Yemen vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7504th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Vientiane

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	Sanaa	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.47%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1713	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.49	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.4	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2809	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393