Amman vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$383
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
35
😀 Quality of life
68
19
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Amman is 83% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5667th and 8269th ($1004 vs $550) 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 3456th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810