Calgary vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$1341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.43M

The cost of living in Calgary is 79% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1781st and 4793rd ($2079 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 160th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Mecca

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	Calgary	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$4655

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522