Doha vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$2805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.76M

The cost of living in Doha is 7% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2461st and 2002nd ($1810 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Qatar and Canada, respectively. Check Qatar vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 501st and 60th 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
$9.21
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$6957

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610