Lisbon vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	35
😀 Quality of life	82	35
🏙️ Population	546K	2.96M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 212% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2671st and 8272nd ($1705 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Yemen, respectively. Check Portugal vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 475th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Sanaa

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	Lisbon	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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