Jeddah vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$541	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	38
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	4.7M	549K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 29% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4809th and 3402nd ($1155 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 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 25th in Canada, while ranked 894th and 300th 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	$6.64	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$6103

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763