Sanaa vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sanaa	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$546	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1370	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$239	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$401	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	30
😀 Quality of life	35	43
🏙️ Population	2.96M	6.87M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 23% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8272nd and 6863rd ($546 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Yemen and Myanmar, respectively. Check Yemen vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7504th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Yangon

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	Sanaa	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.47%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1713	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.49	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.4	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2809	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625