Mecca vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$472	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.8M

The cost of living in Mecca is 43% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5028th and 2284th ($1107 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 58th 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 months in Mecca compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6123rd and 11th 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	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$5550

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1209
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$906
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1168
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$795
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$893
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$902
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$815
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$865
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$942
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$498
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$491
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$497
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$531
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1104
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$931
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$369
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1632
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$551
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1074
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$385
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$810
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$491
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$354
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$448
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$494
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$360
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$776
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$479
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805