Sanaa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$224
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
47
😀 Quality of life
42
41
🏙️ Population
2.96M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 5% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8488th and 8645th ($532 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 30th in Iran, while ranked 7615th and 7725th 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
$2.86
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$2115

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$476
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$478
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$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
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$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
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$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694