Sanaa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1331
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$242
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.9
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
49
😀 Quality of life
38
56
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 1% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8195th and 8247th ($560 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 8072nd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1661
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3336
$2133

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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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719