Montreal vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$940
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
1.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in Montreal is 13% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2225th and 2911th ($1857 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 51st and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$10598

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529