Cost of living comparison

Qatar

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 25.0% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 78.0% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 48.2% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 78.8% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.4% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 73.4% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Toronto
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.0% more for restaurants

	Doha	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.16	$17.53 CA$24.82	+82.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.14	$10.52 CA$14.89	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$2.08 CA$2.94	+120.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$1.71 CA$2.42	+310.0%
Average			+78.0%

Doha vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.2% more for groceries

	Doha	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.07	$2.74 CA$3.88	+97.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.58	$4.56 CA$6.46	-18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.19	$9.44 CA$13.37	+18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.49	$3.54 CA$5.01	+3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$5.16 CA$7.30	+45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.68 CA$2.38	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.54 CA$0.76	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.59 CA$2.25	+126.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.95 CA$2.76	+249.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.59	$0.82 CA$1.17	+89.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.73 CA$1.04	+65.0%
Average			+48.2%

Doha vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.8% more for transportation

	Doha	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$4.68 CA$6.62	+118.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.46	$109.41 CA$154.90	+298.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.31	$12.80 CA$18.12	-30.4%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 2.4% more for housing

	Doha	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.45	$47.87 CA$67.77	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.83	$92.23 CA$130.57	+41.4%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 73.4% more for childcare

	Doha	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+144.7%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.71	$6.31 CA$8.94	-48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.49	$3.97 CA$5.62	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.61	$14.03 CA$19.86	+117.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR459.80	$38.35 CA$54.29	-69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.21	$12.62 CA$17.87	+2.2%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Doha	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.85	$51.64 CA$73.11	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.41	$39.51 CA$55.94	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.40	$98.10 CA$138.88	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.54	$122.24 CA$173.06	+43.2%
Average			-3.1%

Doha vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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