Cost of living comparison

Sanaa, Yemen

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Sanaa Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 42.8% cheaper than Sanaa.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 65.4% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 91.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 29.8% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 23.0% more in Cairo

Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Sanaa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Sanaa, you would:

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Sanaa	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 YER1,475	$4.06 EGP207.56	-32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 YER2,335	$4.71 EGP240.77	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 YER281	$0.33 EGP17.10	-70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 YER118	$0.12 EGP6.26	-74.5%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 65.4% less for groceries

	Sanaa	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 YER307	$0.65 EGP33.18	-48.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 YER1,075	$1.59 EGP81.07	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.16 YER1,759	$3.40 EGP173.78	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.55 YER873	$1.45 EGP74.13	-59.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.99 YER982	$1.96 EGP100.18	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 YER496	$0.68 EGP34.97	-66.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 YER171	$0.23 EGP11.91	-66.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 YER368	$0.16 EGP8.13	-89.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 YER199	$0.19 EGP9.84	-76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 YER191	$0.22 EGP11.06	-72.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 YER184	$0.19 EGP9.70	-74.7%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 91.0% less for transportation

	Sanaa	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,259	$1.01 EGP51.88	-89.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP415.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.03 YER8,852	$2.50 EGP127.65	-93.1%
Average			-91.0%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Sanaa	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.77 YER10,754	$9.69 EGP495.59	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$180.13 YER44,261	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$110.08 YER27,048	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.51 YER17,080	$13.65 EGP697.97	-80.4%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 29.8% less for childcare

	Sanaa	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$88.92 YER21,850	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	-1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,602.31 YER1,130,883	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	-57.7%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Sanaa	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 YER430	$1.42 EGP72.65	-18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 YER688	$1.54 EGP78.62	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 YER984	$1.83 EGP93.40	-54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$82.55 YER20,284	$18.55 EGP948.51	-77.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.60 YER1,377	$3.04 EGP155.67	-45.7%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

	Sanaa	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 YER10,491	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$116.08 YER28,524	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	-57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.69 YER10,980	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	+118.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.35 YER9,178	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	+43.5%
Average			+23.0%

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