Doha vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	84	96
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.8M

The cost of living in Doha is 4% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1994th and 2284th ($2014 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 537th and 11th 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	$8.75	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$5550

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805