Dubai vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
35
😀 Quality of life
88
23
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.96M

The cost of living in Dubai is 326% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1218th and 8335th ($2229 vs $523) 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 189th and 8884th 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
$9.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Sanaa

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