Riyadh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$946
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
33
😀 Quality of life
78
40
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 196% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3529th and 8377th ($1632 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 879th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sanaa

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Riyadh Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$3830

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996