Cost of living comparison
Toronto is 47.6% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Toronto instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.88
|
$17.05
CA$23.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.90
|
$9.59
CA$13.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.78
|
$2.00
CA$2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
|
pay 76.6% more for groceries
Doha
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$2.55
CA$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.27
|
$5.75
CA$7.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.06
|
$10.26
CA$13.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$3.25
CA$4.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.29
|
$5.37
CA$7.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.22
|
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.58
CA$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.35
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.87
|
$1.20
CA$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$1.23
CA$1.67
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
Doha
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.75
|
$4.49
CA$6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.39
|
$115.05
CA$156.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,677.15
|
$21,387.22
CA$29,141.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.71
|
$13.58
CA$18.50
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Doha
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR322.54
|
$56.44
CA$76.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,600.18
|
$1,805.31
CA$2,459.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,151.55
|
$1,537.93
CA$2,095.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.45
|
$107.54
CA$146.52
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Doha
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,769.83
|
$1,120.86
CA$1,527.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,500.42
|
$18,675.89
CA$25,446.83
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.31
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.00
|
$3.73
CA$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.90
|
$12.87
CA$17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR426.40
|
$47.70
CA$65.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.84
|
$11.43
CA$15.58
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Doha
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.41
|
$58.32
CA$79.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.33
|
$37.25
CA$50.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR337.60
|
$90.77
CA$123.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR352.54
|
$106.66
CA$145.33
|
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