Baghdad vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$386
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
35
😀 Quality of life
52
19
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.96M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6246th and 8269th ($859 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Yemen, respectively. Check Iraq vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6059th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sanaa

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Baghdad Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$2963

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$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Sanaa

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