Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.9% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Doha instead of Canada, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Canada
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
Canada
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Canada
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Canada
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
|
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