Doha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	38
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	1.19M	574K

The cost of living in Doha is 27% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1744th and 3402nd ($2100 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th 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 Quebec City. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 513th and 327th 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	$10.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913