Edmonton vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$791
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	64	41
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.43M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 70% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2524th and 5028th ($1878 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1 months in Mecca. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 193rd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Mecca

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	Edmonton	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$4622

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514