Sanaa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$223
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
40
😀 Quality of life
23
51
🏙️ Population
2.96M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 35% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8335th and 6358th ($523 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and India, respectively. Check Yemen vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 8884th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$1785

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$467
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$470
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$489
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$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
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$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$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
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$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
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
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$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361