Sanaa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sanaa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1377	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$241	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$486	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	19	99
🏙️ Population	2.96M	4.84M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8269th and 312th ($550 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and Australia, respectively. Check Yemen vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8890th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Sydney

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	Sanaa	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.91%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$908	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.5	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.97	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.1	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2963	$18951

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754