Bern vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
35
😀 Quality of life
95
19
🏙️ Population
135K
2.96M

The cost of living in Bern is 357% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 743rd and 8269th ($2512 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Yemen, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 33rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Sanaa

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Bern Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$2963

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810