Cologne vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$967
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$376
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
96
23
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cologne is 235% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2484th and 8335th ($1752 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 12th and 8884th 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
$12.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840