Riyadh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$996
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
35
😀 Quality of life
74
23
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 214% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2922nd and 8335th ($1642 vs $523) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1210th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Sanaa

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