Cologne vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
35
😀 Quality of life
96
38
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cologne is 251% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2104th and 8195th ($1968 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Yemen, respectively. Check Germany vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 23rd and 8072nd 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
$15.4
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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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