Doha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$3150
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	50
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.02M

The cost of living in Doha is 19% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2461st and 1290th ($1810 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Qatar and Canada, respectively. Check Qatar vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 501st and 167th 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	$9.21	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$20100

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884