Reykjavik vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2915
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5968
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$1781
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2749
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$832
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3918
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
35
😀 Quality of life
89
19
🏙️ Population
140K
2.96M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 430% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 204th and 8269th ($2915 vs $550) 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 1.3 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 189th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.1
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1626
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2552
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6498
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.63
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.66
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.4
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$155
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6167
$2963

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$2091
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$2300
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$1913
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$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161

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Distance City Cost of living
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$491
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$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
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$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
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$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
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$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810