Abu Dhabi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
35
😀 Quality of life
82
23
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.96M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 270% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1938th and 8335th ($1936 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 369th and 8884th 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
$9.91
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840