Edmonton vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$2099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	45
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 55% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2524th and 4757th ($1878 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd 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 Edmonton compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 193rd and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Jeddah

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	Edmonton	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$7655

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494