Sanaa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1331
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$242
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
38
88
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 61% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8195th and 4204th ($560 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8072nd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1661
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3336
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483