Amman vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$398
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
35
😀 Quality of life
71
38
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Amman is 80% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8195th ($1009 vs $560) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 3561st and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031