Jeddah vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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