Jeddah vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$512	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	76	93
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.8M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4650th and 2225th ($1146 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 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 860th and 51st 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	$6.67	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$5725

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692