Calgary vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4398
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1360
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2333
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	41
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.19M

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1716th and 1994th ($2118 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Qatar, respectively. Check Canada vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 209th and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Doha

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	Calgary	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$11285

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861