Cost of Living Comparison Between Say'un and Sanaa Cost of Living Comparison Between Say'un and Sanaa

🙂 Solo nomad: Say'un is 88.4% cheaper than Sanaa without rent, and 89.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Say'un is 88.6% cheaper than Sanaa without rent, and 89.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.33 YER 1,510

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$22.74 YER 5,428

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.32 YER 2,463

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 YER 421

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 YER 432

Cappuccino

$3.65 YER 872

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.11 YER 265

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 YER 112

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 YER 455

White Bread (500g)

$1.08 YER 258

$1.22 YER 290

-11.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.25 YER 537

$2.61 YER 622

-13.79%

Eggs

$3.97 YER 948

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.61 YER 2,293

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.97 YER 1,664

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.84 YER 4,497

Apples (1kg)

$2.18 YER 520

$3.94 YER 941

-44.67%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 YER 540

$1.45 YER 346

55.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.24 YER 536

$2.36 YER 564

-5.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.26 YER 540

$1.69 YER 403

33.73%

Potato (1kg)

$2.23 YER 531

$1.73 YER 412

28.90%

Onion (1kg)

$2.26 YER 539

$1.64 YER 391

37.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 YER 245

$0.59 YER 141

74.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 YER 245

$0.74 YER 176

39.19%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.37 YER 804

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.39 YER 332

$1.60 YER 382

-13.13%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 YER 769

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 YER 945

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.42 YER 101

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$83.2 YER 19.8K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.08 YER 973

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$4.09 YER 976

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.31 YER 1,745

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.65 YER 632

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$16.2K YER 3.9M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.4K YER 8.0M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$69.6 YER 16.6K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.42 YER 3,203

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.40 YER 9,164

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$68.1 YER 16.2K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.56 YER 3,953

Cinema Ticket

$5.70 YER 1,361

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$113 YER 27.0K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,806 YER 431.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.86 YER 9,752

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$149 YER 35.6K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.75 YER 9,724

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.59 YER 9,924

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 YER 39.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$96.5 YER 23.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$411 YER 98.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 YER 63.7K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,415 YER 814.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,077 YER 257.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$194 YER 46.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.25

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Say'un: February 28, 2026

Last update for Sanaa: March 1, 2026

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