Sanaa vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sanaa	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$532	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1289	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$224	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$380	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$122	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	2.96M	690K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 84% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8488th and 74th ($532 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Yemen and the United States, respectively. Check Yemen vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 7615th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sanaa	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.99%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1597	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$852	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4197	$24903

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$476
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$478
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$488
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$476
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$475
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$497
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$864
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$509
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$871
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$564
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$590
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$484
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$563
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$477
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$890
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$748
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$513
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$481
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$521
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$483
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$682
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1045
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1050
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$923
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1031
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$947
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1210
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$976
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1628
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$816
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$910

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088