Doha vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
35
😀 Quality of life
79
23
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.96M

The cost of living in Doha is 258% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2137th and 8335th ($1872 vs $523) 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 501st and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840