Amman vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$358
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
35
😀 Quality of life
69
23
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Amman is 87% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5457th and 8335th ($981 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Yemen, respectively. Check Jordan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 3121st and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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