Damascus vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$323
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
33
😀 Quality of life
40
42
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.96M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7245th and 8488th ($706 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Yemen, respectively. Check Syria vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7855th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sanaa

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Damascus Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 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