Sanaa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sanaa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$223
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
23
61
🏙️ Population
2.96M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 25% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8335th and 6811th ($523 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8884th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Sanaa vs Tehran infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sanaa vs Tehran

Prices for goods and services in Sanaa and Tehran are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sanaa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$1883

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$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
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569