Madrid vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1326
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$96.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	33
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	3.51M	2.96M

The cost of living in Madrid is 279% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1805th and 8377th ($2089 vs $551) 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 0.2 months in Sanaa. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 190th and 7844th 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	$16.8	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$3830

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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