Al Ain vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$401
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	35
😀 Quality of life	75	35
🏙️ Population	767K	2.96M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 238% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2271st and 8272nd ($1844 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 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 1000th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Sanaa

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	Al Ain	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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