Doha vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
33
😀 Quality of life
83
42
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.96M

The cost of living in Doha is 295% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1744th and 8488th ($2100 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Yemen, respectively. Check Qatar vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 513th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Sanaa

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Doha Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$4197

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$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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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