Sanaa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$241
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
40
😀 Quality of life
19
48
🏙️ Population
2.96M
5.94M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 30% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8269th and 6501st ($550 vs $785) 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 0.6 months in Surat. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 8890th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$1527

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$491
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$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348