Riyadh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1627
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3576
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$931
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2496
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
80
38
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 191% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3418th and 8195th ($1627 vs $560) 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 1.5 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 759th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9818
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031