Montreal vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$1289
🏠 One person rent	$984	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$380
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	93	42
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.96M

The cost of living in Montreal is 257% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2370th and 8488th ($1901 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in Canada and Yemen, respectively. Check Canada vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 49th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sanaa

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	Montreal	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$4197

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$476
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$478
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$488
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$476
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$475
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$497
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$864
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$509
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$871
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$564
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$590
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$484
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$563
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$477
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$890
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$748
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$513
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$481
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$521
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$483
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$682
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1045
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1050
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$923
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1031
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$947
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1210
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$976
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1628
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$816
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$910