Doha vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.8M

The cost of living in Doha is 4% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2449th and 2225th ($1779 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Qatar and Canada, respectively. Check Qatar vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 562nd and 51st 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
$9.28
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$5725

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692