Mecca vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$350	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1656	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.76M

The cost of living in Mecca is 52% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6019th and 2002nd ($940 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6051st and 60th 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	$5.18	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.82	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.53	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$363	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4675	$6957

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610