Edmonton vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$996	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$1083
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	41
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.43M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 78% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2656th and 5338th ($1835 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 133rd and 6151st 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	$18	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$4518

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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