Sanaa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$234
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
47
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 3% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8377th and 8262nd ($551 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Yemen and Iran, respectively. Check Yemen vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7844th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Shiraz

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Sanaa Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3830
$1920

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$492
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$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698