Doha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	38
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	1.19M	549K

The cost of living in Doha is 19% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1994th and 3269th ($2014 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 537th and 332nd 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	$8.75	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$7052

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934