Montreal vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$969
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in Montreal is 17% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2306th and 3418th ($1903 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 46th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Riyadh

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Montreal Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$9818

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463