Cost of living comparison
Canada is 45.3% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Canada instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.79
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.55
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.04
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.27
|
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,514.88
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.12
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 9.0% more for housing
Qatar
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.23
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,534.42
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,224.27
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.48
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
Qatar
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,725.18
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,871.15
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.94
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.79
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.94
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.58
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.93
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.74
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.95
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.15
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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