Jerusalem vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
33
😀 Quality of life
86
40
🏙️ Population
936K
2.96M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 351% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 911th and 8377th ($2483 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Yemen, respectively. Check Israel vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 410th and 7844th 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
$25.6
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$3830

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

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