Edinburgh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
33
😀 Quality of life
92
42
🏙️ Population
488K
2.96M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 331% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1307th and 8488th ($2295 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 83rd and 7615th 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
$22.3
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$4197

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910