Sanaa vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$2441
🏠 One person rent
$241
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1086
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
28
😀 Quality of life
19
50
🏙️ Population
2.96M
431K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 35% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8269th and 6296th ($550 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and Namibia, respectively. Check Yemen vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8890th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$5452

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$934
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$509
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$553
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$895
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$555
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$492
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$554
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$491
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$895
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$686
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$524
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$490
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$1021
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$527
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$491
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$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
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$671
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$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
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$946
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$940
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$988
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$799
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$1123
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$1096
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$1103
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$935
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$779
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$818
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$797
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$832
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$807
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$790
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$766
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$761
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$741
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$654
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$690
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$692
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$718
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$809
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$600
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$663
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$859
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$554
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$670
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$689
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$943
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$585
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$652
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$717
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$848
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$774
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$971
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$696
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$788
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$874
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$997
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$768
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$736
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$909
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$1079
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$838
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$717
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$705
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$822