Calgary vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$1784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	53	41
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.68M

The cost of living in Calgary is 105% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1526th and 5103rd ($2113 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 66th and 6051st 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	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$4708

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490