Sanaa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$546
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$239
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
35
60
🏙️ Population
2.96M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 31% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8272nd and 6486th ($546 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Yemen and Iran, respectively. Check Yemen vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7504th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.47%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1713
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$985
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.89
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.4
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2809
$1951

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$481
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$486
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$496
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$482
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$482
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$507
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$937
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$503
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$910
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$540
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$571
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$902
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$486
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$542
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$484
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$905
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$662
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$520
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$487
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$518
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$488
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$660
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$838
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$764
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$756
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$718
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$897
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$979
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1006
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$752
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1146
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1003
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1637
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$809
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510