Doha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	50
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.02M

The cost of living in Doha is 12% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2509th and 1744th ($1849 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Qatar and Canada, respectively. Check Qatar vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 608th and 129th 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	$10.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$15527

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1770
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1201
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1230
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$908
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1008
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$873
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$930
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1419
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2521
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$530
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$477
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1449
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$529
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$503
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1228
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1627
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$530
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$463
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$730
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$483
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$549
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$792
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$889

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822