Essen vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1370
🏠 One person rent
$690
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
94
35
🏙️ Population
587K
2.96M

The cost of living in Essen is 164% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3685th and 8272nd ($1443 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 33rd and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$2809

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9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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$481
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$486
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$505
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$496
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$482
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$482
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$507
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$937
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$503
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$910
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$540
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$571
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$902
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$542
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$486
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$542
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$484
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$905
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$662
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$520
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$487
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$518
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$488
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$660
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$838
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$764
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$756
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$718
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$897
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$979
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1006
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$752
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$1146
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1003
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$1180
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$943
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$1637
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$809
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$886