Rotterdam vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
33
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
664K
2.96M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 379% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 676th and 8377th ($2637 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 24th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$3830

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996