Sanaa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$224
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
42
64
🏙️ Population
2.96M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 17% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8488th and 7691st ($532 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Yemen and Iran, respectively. Check Yemen vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7615th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Tehran

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Sanaa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$2402

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$476
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$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466