Brussels vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
91
42
🏙️ Population
196K
2.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 282% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1939th and 8488th ($2030 vs $532) 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 1.6 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 121st and 7615th 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
$21.2
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$4197

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910