Cologne vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
97
19
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cologne is 237% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2308th and 8269th ($1851 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Yemen, respectively. Check Germany vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 16th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Sanaa

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Cologne Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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