Riyadh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$921
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
35
😀 Quality of life
77
19
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 189% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3292nd and 8269th ($1586 vs $550) 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 1.8 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 796th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810