Cost of living comparison
Canada is 83.4% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Canada instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR139.98
|
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR89,989.66
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR49.99
|
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
|
pay 95.2% more for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.57
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,947.78
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.17
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.38
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,217.72
|
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,341.20
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR338.98
|
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.02
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.23
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.25
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.59
|
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
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