Calgary vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2297
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	4.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 81% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1646th and 4650th ($2077 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 153rd and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Jeddah

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	Calgary	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$6204

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486