Mecca vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	49
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mecca is 48% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5028th and 1668th ($1107 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6123rd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Ottawa

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	Mecca	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.49	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891