Reykjavik vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2723
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5671
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$1643
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2600
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$800
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3682
$376
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
35
😀 Quality of life
89
23
🏙️ Population
140K
2.96M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 420% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 344th and 8335th ($2723 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iceland and Yemen, respectively. Check Iceland vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 152nd and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1659
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1492
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2694
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2395
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.07%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6252
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4951
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.03
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.67
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.2
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6072
$2959

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$2023
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$2011
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$1952
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$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991

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Distance City Cost of living
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$467
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$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
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$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