Doha vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$3432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	41	64
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.01M

The cost of living in Doha is 14% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1744th and 2656th ($2100 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Qatar and Canada, respectively. Check Qatar vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 513th and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Edmonton

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	Doha	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$9664

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100