Calgary vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
53
41
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.43M

The cost of living in Calgary is 91% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1716th and 5028th ($2118 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 209th and 6123rd 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
$17
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$4622

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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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514