Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 60.8% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.01
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.01
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 77.4% more for groceries
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.35
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.19
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.79
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.06
|
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,029.94
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.03
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.97
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,629.40
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,169.93
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.83
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,782.09
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,670.89
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.52
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.09
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.01
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR428.29
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.01
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Doha
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.45
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.18
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.10
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.10
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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