Amsterdam vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$376
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
35
😀 Quality of life
94
23
🏙️ Population
921K
2.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 386% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 612th and 8335th ($2545 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Yemen, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 37th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$2959

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

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