Doha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	49
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.02M

The cost of living in Doha is 6% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1994th and 1668th ($2014 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 537th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Ottawa

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	Doha	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891