Leipzig vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$764	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	35
😀 Quality of life	92	35
🏙️ Population	620K	2.96M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 178% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3353rd and 8272nd ($1516 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 1st in Germany and Yemen, respectively. Check Germany vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 87th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Sanaa

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	Leipzig	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$2809

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$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
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$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
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886