Beirut vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1370
🏠 One person rent
$605
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
35
😀 Quality of life
63
35
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.96M

The cost of living in Beirut is 130% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4326th and 8272nd ($1255 vs $546) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4772nd and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$2809

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$481
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$486
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$496
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$482
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$482
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$507
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$937
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$503
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$910
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$540
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$571
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$902
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$486
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$542
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$484
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$905
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$662
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$520
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$487
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$518
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$488
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$660
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$838
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$764
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$756
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$718
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$897
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$979
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1006
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$752
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1146
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1003
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1637
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$809
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$886