Doha vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$3483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
86
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.79M

The cost of living in Doha is 27% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2137th and 571st ($1872 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 501st and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Toronto

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Doha Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$18837

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190