Helsinki vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$937
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$376
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
35
😀 Quality of life
95
23
🏙️ Population
665K
2.96M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 249% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2273rd and 8335th ($1825 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Yemen, respectively. Check Finland vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 26th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Sanaa

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Helsinki Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$2959

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

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