Beirut vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$641
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
33
😀 Quality of life
63
42
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.96M

The cost of living in Beirut is 171% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4177th and 8488th ($1441 vs $532) 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 5483rd and 7615th 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
$10.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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