Mecca vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mecca	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$472	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$791	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1156	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	38
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	2.43M	549K

The cost of living in Mecca is 35% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5028th and 3269th ($1107 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 6123rd and 332nd 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	$4.49	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1402	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.86	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.7	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4622	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934