Edmonton vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$948	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	63	45
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 54% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2475th and 4650th ($1769 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 3rd 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 2 months in Jeddah. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 181st and 860th 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	$15.4	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$6204

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486