Cost of living comparison
Doha is 5.5% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Doha instead of Australia, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.15
|
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.70
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.40
|
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.55
|
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.38
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.98
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.48
|
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$123.86
|
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.10
|
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Australia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Australia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.64
|
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.52
|
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Australia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.11
|
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
|
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