Montreal vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$984
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
1.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Montreal is 17% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2370th and 3485th ($1901 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 49th and 899th 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
$15.7
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$10912

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459