Sanaa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sanaa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1326	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$96.7	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	40	98
🏙️ Population	2.96M	5.45M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8377th and 348th ($551 vs $2844) 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 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7844th and 2nd 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	$3.01	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$873	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.21	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.6	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3830	$21946

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$492
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$504
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$491
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$491
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$514
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$865
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$526
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$902
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$571
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$601
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$893
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$497
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$572
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$493
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$906
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$810
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$531
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$498
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$509
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$712
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$1022
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1152
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1153
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$1017
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1107
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$931
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1209
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$964
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1632
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$825
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$996

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864