Amman vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$384
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
33
😀 Quality of life
73
42
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Amman is 94% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5330th and 8488th ($1032 vs $532) 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 0.4 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 2337th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sanaa

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Amman Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910