Essen vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$682
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
587K
2.96M

The cost of living in Essen is 184% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3860th and 8377th ($1561 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Yemen, respectively. Check Germany vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 17th and 7844th 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
$17
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$3830

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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