Melbourne vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
100
42
🏙️ Population
5.35M
2.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 378% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 829th and 8488th ($2543 vs $532) 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 0.2 months in Sanaa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1st and 7615th 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
$15.5
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910