Sanaa vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$223
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$6558
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
81
😀 Quality of life
23
97
🏙️ Population
2.96M
443K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8335th and 31st ($523 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Yemen and Switzerland, respectively. Check Yemen vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8884th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$29266

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$467
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846