Helsinki vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$972
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
33
😀 Quality of life
94
42
🏙️ Population
694K
2.96M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 270% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2107th and 8488th ($1970 vs $532) 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 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 47th and 7615th 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
$15.4
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$4197

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Sanaa

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