Mecca vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$350	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1656	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	39
😀 Quality of life	53	86
🏙️ Population	2.43M	549K

The cost of living in Mecca is 47% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6019th and 2544th ($940 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 95th 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 Quebec City. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 6051st and 316th 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	$5.18	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.82	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.53	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$363	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4675	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751