Cost of living comparison
Canada is 27.5% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Canada instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Doha
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Doha
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Doha
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
Doha
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Doha
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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