Sanaa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$223
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
50
😀 Quality of life
23
52
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 14% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8335th and 7596th ($523 vs $606) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8884th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$2132

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$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
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$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
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$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
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$1642
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$844
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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
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$1424
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$549
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$708
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$1810
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$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698