Sanaa vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sanaa	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1326	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$96.7	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	33	19
😀 Quality of life	40	67
🏙️ Population	2.96M	955K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 69% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8377th and 2952nd ($551 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Yemen and Spain, respectively. Check Yemen vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 7844th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Tenerife

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	Sanaa	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$873	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.21	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.98	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.6	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3830	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490