Jeddah vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$495	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.76M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 40% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4731st and 2281st ($1100 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 1616th and 30th 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	$6.55	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$7624

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576