Doha vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 11% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1744th and 2370th ($2100 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 513th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Montreal

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	Doha	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828