Cost of living comparison
Australia is 48.6% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Australia instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Doha
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
Doha
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
$81.92
A$125.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 44.1% more for childcare
Doha
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Doha
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.75
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
|
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