Medina vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$391
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
20
35
😀 Quality of life
52
23
🏙️ Population
1.18M
2.96M

The cost of living in Medina is 70% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6017th and 8335th ($892 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6150th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$2959

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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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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