Berlin vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1326
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$96.7
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	95	40
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.96M

The cost of living in Berlin is 318% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1275th and 8377th ($2302 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Yemen, respectively. Check Germany vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 35th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sanaa

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	Berlin	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$3830

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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