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Canberra vs. Al Wakrah Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 97.7% more expensive than Al Wakrah.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 77.5% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 57.7% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 57.0% more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 86.1% more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 42.1% more in Canberra

The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Canberra are more expensive than in Al Wakrah. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Al Wakrah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Al Wakrah, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Al Wakrah	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.80 QAR17.51	$16.34 A$24.61	+240.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.18 QAR22.52	$9.81 A$14.76	+58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 QAR3.00	$2.59 A$3.90	+214.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$2.24 A$3.37	+652.1%
Average			+291.3%

Al Wakrah vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.5% more for groceries

	Al Wakrah	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 QAR5.50	$2.71 A$4.07	+79.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 QAR12.68	$4.99 A$7.51	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 QAR25.95	$5.50 A$8.27	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.15	$4.31 A$6.50	+71.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.78	$4.17 A$6.28	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$1.48 A$2.23	+65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.64	$1.35 A$2.03	+86.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$1.33 A$2.01	+82.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 QAR2.16	$1.86 A$2.80	+214.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$1.01 A$1.52	+107.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.84	$1.04 A$1.57	+106.7%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 57.7% more for transportation

	Al Wakrah	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.83	$4.42 A$6.65	+105.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.91 QAR200.16	$122.90 A$185.04	+123.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR72.06	$18.93 A$28.49	-4.3%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 57.0% more for housing

	Al Wakrah	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.63	$51.97 A$78.25	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.40 QAR3,427.71	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$707.02 QAR2,577.04	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	+64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.74	$159.03 A$239.43	+138.8%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 86.1% more for childcare

	Al Wakrah	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.42 QAR2,501.98	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	+155.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	+16.7%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Al Wakrah	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR40.03	$6.54 A$9.84	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.79	$3.41 A$5.13	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.32 QAR23.02	$31.05 A$46.75	+391.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.64 QAR250.20	$58.70 A$88.37	-14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.24 QAR30.02	$13.07 A$19.69	+58.7%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 42.1% more for clothing

	Al Wakrah	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.32 QAR223.51	$69.40 A$104.48	+13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.01 QAR127.60	$57.75 A$86.94	+65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR375.46	$94.06 A$141.61	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.49 QAR216.84	$118.40 A$178.26	+99.0%
Average			+42.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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