Damascus vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1370
🏠 One person rent
$291
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
35
😀 Quality of life
34
35
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.96M

The cost of living in Damascus is 17% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7300th and 8272nd ($638 vs $546) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7688th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$2809

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 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