Mecca vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$517	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	38
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	2.43M	549K

The cost of living in Mecca is 29% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4793rd and 3402nd ($1162 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 116th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 25th in Canada, while ranked 6119th and 300th 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	$4.79	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$6103

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763