Doha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	49
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.02M

The cost of living in Doha is 1% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1744th and 1688th ($2100 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 513th and 141st 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	$10.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$17263

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875