Al Ain vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$612
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
35
😀 Quality of life
79
23
🏙️ Population
767K
2.96M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 116% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4616th and 8335th ($1132 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 496th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$2959

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$758
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$1872
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$1810
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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
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$868
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$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
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$646
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$621
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$606
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$561
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$467
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$470
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$489
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$481
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$466
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$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
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$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
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$551
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$920
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$524
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$467
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$524
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$468
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$938
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$800
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$498
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$466
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$1085
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$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
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$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
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$885
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$1032
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$1061
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$883
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$1100
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$1361
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$923
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