Doha vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.76M

The cost of living in Doha is 3% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2137th and 2281st ($1872 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Qatar and Canada, respectively. Check Qatar vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 501st and 30th 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
$7.62
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$7624

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576