Jeddah vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeddah	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2901	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$583	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1673	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	76	87
🏙️ Population	4.7M	574K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 27% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4730th and 3402nd ($1210 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 116th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 1324th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Quebec City

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	Jeddah	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1601	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.18	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.65	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$523	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8743	$8149

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913