Auckland vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$3416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	45
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.19M

The cost of living in Auckland is 11% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1924th and 2449th ($1968 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in New Zealand and Qatar, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 161st and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Doha

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	Auckland	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$11200

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904