Dortmund vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$648
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
35
😀 Quality of life
77
23
🏙️ Population
587K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 168% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8335th ($1401 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Yemen, respectively. Check Germany vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 764th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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