Quebec City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$873	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	38	70
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	549K	7.01M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 4% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3269th and 3529th ($1695 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 332nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Riyadh

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	Quebec City	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$9443

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487