Rotterdam vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	35
😀 Quality of life	93	35
🏙️ Population	664K	2.96M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 332% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1038th and 8272nd ($2359 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the Netherlands and Yemen, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 68th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sanaa

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	Rotterdam	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$2809

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

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