Edinburgh vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$376
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
35
😀 Quality of life
93
23
🏙️ Population
488K
2.96M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 290% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1692nd and 8335th ($2043 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 64th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$2959

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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