Essen vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$681
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
35
😀 Quality of life
95
19
🏙️ Population
585K
2.96M

The cost of living in Essen is 177% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3595th and 8269th ($1525 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 31st and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$2963

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810