Medina vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$353
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
20
35
😀 Quality of life
67
19
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.96M

The cost of living in Medina is 55% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6257th and 8269th ($853 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 3833rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$2963

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810