Damascus vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$315
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
35
😀 Quality of life
39
38
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.96M

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7287th and 8195th ($671 vs $560) 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 7834th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031