Melbourne vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	100	35
🏙️ Population	5.03M	2.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 302% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1365th and 8272nd ($2194 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Yemen, respectively. Check Australia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1st and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sanaa

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	Melbourne	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$2809

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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