Montreal vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1326
🏠 One person rent	$992	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$96.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	96	40
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in Montreal is 250% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2284th and 8377th ($1928 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Yemen, respectively. Check Canada vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 11th and 7844th 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	$16.8	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$3830

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

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