Montreal vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$928
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
1.76M
7.01M

The cost of living in Montreal is 11% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2281st and 2922nd ($1821 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 30th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$9649

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561