Cost of living comparison

Qatar

compared to

New Zealand

Wellington vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 21.7% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 56.1% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 8.6% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 45.3% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% less in Wellington
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Wellington

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including entertainment and sports and housing are lower in Wellington. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

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Wellington vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 53.4% more for restaurants

	Doha	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.16	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.14	$9.02 NZ$15.95	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$2.42 NZ$4.28	+157.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+309.4%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

	Doha	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.07	$2.16 NZ$3.82	+55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.58	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.19	$7.12 NZ$12.59	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.49	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+102.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+94.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+425.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.59	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+118.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.57 NZ$1.01	+27.9%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Doha	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$7.03 NZ$12.44	+229.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.46	$101.23 NZ$179.01	+268.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.31	$16.19 NZ$28.63	-11.9%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 8.6% less for housing

	Doha	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.45	$53.32 NZ$94.29	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	-3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.83	$149.83 NZ$264.95	+129.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 45.3% more for childcare

	Doha	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	+57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+34.3%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.71	$7.28 NZ$12.88	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.49	$3.34 NZ$5.91	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.61	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+290.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR459.80	$38.09 NZ$67.36	-69.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.21	$12.04 NZ$21.30	-2.5%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Doha	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.85	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.41	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.40	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.54	$152.66 NZ$269.95	+78.8%
Average			+5.2%

Doha vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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