Abu Dhabi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$401
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	35
😀 Quality of life	83	35
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.96M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 235% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2320th and 8272nd ($1828 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 438th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Sanaa

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	Abu Dhabi	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$2809

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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