Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 48.4% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
$92.56
CA$126.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,732.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
$19.54
CA$26.73
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
$62.08
CA$84.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
$123.67
CA$169.16
|
|
pay 67.5% more for childcare
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,110.86
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
$57.52
CA$78.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
$61.22
CA$83.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
$50.10
CA$68.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
$95.91
CA$131.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
$141.14
CA$193.05
|
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