Dubai vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
33
😀 Quality of life
90
40
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.96M

The cost of living in Dubai is 339% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1039th and 8377th ($2420 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 203rd and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Sanaa

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Dubai Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$3830

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996