Doha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Doha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1872	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4426	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1210	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3462	$2472
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	39
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	1.19M	549K

The cost of living in Doha is 13% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2137th and 2827th ($1872 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th 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 Quebec City. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 501st and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Quebec City

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	Doha	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2886	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1882	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5109	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4264	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.35	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$754	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10518	$6211

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813