Edinburgh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
33
😀 Quality of life
93
40
🏙️ Population
488K
2.96M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 323% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1221st and 8377th ($2331 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Yemen, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 77th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Sanaa

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Edinburgh Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$3830

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

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