Baku vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$320
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
35
😀 Quality of life
59
19
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.96M

The cost of living in Baku is 41% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6540th and 8269th ($776 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Yemen, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5306th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Sanaa

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Baku Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810