Berlin vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$401
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.96M

The cost of living in Berlin is 271% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8272nd ($2027 vs $546) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 21st and 7504th 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	$14.6	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$2809

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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