Jerusalem vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
35
😀 Quality of life
85
23
🏙️ Population
936K
2.96M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 272% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1907th and 8335th ($1948 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Yemen, respectively. Check Israel vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 276th and 8884th 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
$16.1
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

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