Mecca vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mecca	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$394	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1784	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	39
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	1.68M	549K

The cost of living in Mecca is 38% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5103rd and 2827th ($1032 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 109th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6051st and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Quebec City

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	Mecca	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$424	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1443	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.89	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.32	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$127	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.3	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4708	$6211

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813