Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 57.9% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.17
|
$20.55
CA$27.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.16
|
$10.82
CA$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.68
|
$2.80
CA$3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.74
|
$7.33
CA$9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.32
|
$8.50
CA$11.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.81
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.36
|
$5.57
CA$7.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.18
|
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.55
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.68
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.04
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.70
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.88
|
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.92
|
$4.21
CA$5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.68
|
$94.40
CA$128.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,453.77
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,866.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.41
|
$19.29
CA$26.19
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR325.80
|
$53.74
CA$72.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,210.60
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,940.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,889.12
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,784.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR279.77
|
$137.00
CA$186.07
|
|
pay 62.2% more for childcare
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,809.36
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,416.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,729.72
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,487.31
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.15
|
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.14
|
$12.48
CA$16.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR456.11
|
$48.45
CA$65.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
$11.01
CA$14.95
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Doha
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR219.76
|
$60.17
CA$81.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.72
|
$48.38
CA$65.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR327.19
|
$104.51
CA$141.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR351.56
|
$113.29
CA$153.86
|
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