Calgary vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1083
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	41
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.43M

The cost of living in Calgary is 103% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1759th and 5338th ($2095 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 187th and 6151st 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	$19.1	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4518

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497