Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 80.8% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Doha
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Doha
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
Doha
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 77.7% more for childcare
Doha
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Doha
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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