Sanaa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$241
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
65
😀 Quality of life
19
83
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 63% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8269th and 3679th ($550 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Yemen and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Yemen vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8890th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$5054

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507