Essen vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$642
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
95
42
🏙️ Population
587K
2.96M

The cost of living in Essen is 185% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3925th and 8488th ($1519 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 1st in Germany and Yemen, respectively. Check Germany vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 23rd and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sanaa

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Essen Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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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