Sanaa vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sanaa	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$546	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1370	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$239	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$401	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	35	18
😀 Quality of life	35	60
🏙️ Population	2.96M	932K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 66% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8272nd and 3004th ($546 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Yemen and Spain, respectively. Check Yemen vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 7504th and 5171st 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	$2.85	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.47%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1713	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.49	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.4	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2809	$6114

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291