Mecca vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mecca	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$438	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1083	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.9M

The cost of living in Mecca is 46% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5338th and 2370th ($1031 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 64th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mecca compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6151st and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Montreal

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	Mecca	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.5	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.13	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.59	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4518	$6432

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828