Calgary vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.31M	4.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 75% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 1716th and 4757th ($2118 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Jeddah. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 209th and 990th 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	$17	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$7655

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494