Brussels vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
92
40
🏙️ Population
196K
2.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 275% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8377th ($2065 vs $551) 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 1.8 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 99th and 7844th 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
$24.7
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$3830

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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