Brisbane vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1326
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$96.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	98	40
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 312% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1349th and 8377th ($2269 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Yemen, respectively. Check Australia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 3rd and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sanaa

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	Brisbane	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$3830

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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