London vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	99	35
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in London is 504% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 58th and 8272nd ($3296 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Yemen, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sanaa

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	London	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$2809

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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