Jerusalem vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	35
😀 Quality of life	85	35
🏙️ Population	936K	2.96M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 287% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1551st and 8272nd ($2114 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Yemen, respectively. Check Israel vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 374th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sanaa

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	Jerusalem	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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