Beirut vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$598
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
33
😀 Quality of life
62
40
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.96M

The cost of living in Beirut is 146% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8377th ($1353 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Yemen, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5682nd and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sanaa

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Beirut Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$3830

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996