Jeddah vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Jeddah	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2652	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$513	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1635
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2291	$2862
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.8M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 42% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5061st and 2252nd ($1115 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Jeddah compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 913th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Montreal

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	Jeddah	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1048
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$857
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$1880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$48.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1922	$6954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1043	$4776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.6	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6641	$5813

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1008
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1013
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1221
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$907
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$904
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$912
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$952
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$497
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$879
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$500
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1050
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1134
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$532
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$493
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$987
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$842
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1017
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$499
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1059
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$442
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$369
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1695
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$365
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$581
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$556
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$493
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$808
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$497
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$958
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$492
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$404
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$774
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$495

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1860
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1836
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1879
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1847
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1856
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2097
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1941
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1856
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1922
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1890
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1877
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1903
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1965
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1866
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1870
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1871
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1818
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1828
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1890
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1805
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1871
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1815
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1797
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1838
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1808
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1823
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1830
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1704
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1884
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1747
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1818
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1786
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1616
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1966
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1478
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1143
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1583
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1722