Edmonton vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$2303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	63	45
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 58% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2644th and 4809th ($1823 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 Edmonton compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 171st and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$6703

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500