Brussels vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1331
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	35
😀 Quality of life	91	38
🏙️ Population	196K	2.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 262% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1913th and 8195th ($2028 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Yemen, respectively. Check Belgium vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 165th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sanaa

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	Brussels	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$3336

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$498
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$500
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$512
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$499
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$498
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$522
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$860
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$517
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$911
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$560
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$586
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$903
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$499
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$559
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$500
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$918
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$826
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$533
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$498
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$502
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$500
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$694
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$1039
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1169
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1175
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$1016
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1162
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$971
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1155
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$964
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1627
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$817
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$1031