Madrid vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	35
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.96M

The cost of living in Madrid is 226% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2443rd and 8272nd ($1781 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Yemen, respectively. Check Spain vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 151st and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sanaa

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	Madrid	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$2809

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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