Sanaa vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$223
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$375
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
13
😀 Quality of life
23
26
🏙️ Population
2.96M
948K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 58% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8335th and 4354th ($523 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Vientiane. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 8884th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$10038

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$481
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$466
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$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
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$486
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$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
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$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
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$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
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$1361
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$923
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$959
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$1642
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$844
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$500
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$1195
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$532
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$1212
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$1184
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$496
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$575
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$518
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$554
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$615
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$462
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$534
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$566
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$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
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$549
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$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
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$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
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$594
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$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
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$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
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$557
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$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
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$587
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$605
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$716
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$481
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$605
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$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
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$422