Cost of living comparison

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Canada vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 40.6% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Canada
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 52.3% more in Canada
Housing: pay 2.1% more in Canada
Childcare: pay 4.1% less in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Canada

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in Canada are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Canada. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Canada.

Canada vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR30.03	$16.68 CA$23.01	+102.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR26.03	$10.26 CA$14.15	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.20	$2.01 CA$2.77	+128.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$1.66 CA$2.29	+458.6%
Average			+183.3%

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Doha	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.53	$2.50 CA$3.45	+64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.31	$5.32 CA$7.34	-4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.86	$8.12 CA$11.20	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.16	$3.44 CA$4.74	+36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.79	$5.30 CA$7.31	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.45	$1.78 CA$2.45	+88.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.64	$0.66 CA$0.91	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$1.62 CA$2.24	+121.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$1.77 CA$2.44	+173.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$1.15 CA$1.58	+135.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.84	$1.14 CA$1.58	+127.2%
Average			+71.7%

Doha vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.3% more for transportation

	Doha	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.83	$4.22 CA$5.82	+96.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR100.11	$65.98 CA$91.01	+140.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR100,106.72	$24,583.45 CA$33,909.18	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR72.08	$16.38 CA$22.59	-17.2%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 2.1% more for housing

	Doha	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.72	$61.20 CA$84.41	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,943.84	$1,228.04 CA$1,693.90	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,191.01	$1,109.76 CA$1,530.75	-3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.81	$110.65 CA$152.63	+66.2%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 4.1% less for childcare

	Doha	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,048.33	$720.23 CA$993.45	-13.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,612.55	$12,062.51 CA$16,638.43	+5.7%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR40.04	$5.23 CA$7.22	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.79	$3.65 CA$5.03	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.53	$13.37 CA$18.44	+107.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR443.06	$43.26 CA$59.67	-64.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR45.05	$11.18 CA$15.42	-9.5%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Doha	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR230.00	$53.62 CA$73.97	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.81	$41.27 CA$56.92	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR375.57	$86.13 CA$118.80	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR333.92	$103.00 CA$142.07	+12.5%
Average			-11.3%

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