Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 69.3% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$15.16
NZ$24.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.05
|
$9.09
NZ$14.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$2.49
NZ$4.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$2.16
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$4.53
NZ$7.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.21
|
$7.33
NZ$11.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$6.98
NZ$11.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$5.27
NZ$8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.89
|
$6.60
NZ$10.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.21
|
$115.94
NZ$188.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,137.83
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,776.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.12
|
$16.83
NZ$27.35
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.52
|
$57.37
NZ$93.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,186.21
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,464.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.85
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,230.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.67
|
$134.66
NZ$218.90
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
|
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,798.33
|
$777.00
NZ$1,263.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,569.78
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,965.41
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$7.28
NZ$11.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$23.83
NZ$38.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.31
|
$38.32
NZ$62.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$12.13
NZ$19.71
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.90
|
$80.07
NZ$130.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.05
|
$53.09
NZ$86.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.91
|
$124.73
NZ$202.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.18
|
$129.08
NZ$209.81
|
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