Auckland vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$4398
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1360
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2333
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$2972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	41
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.19M

The cost of living in Auckland is 7% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1604th and 1994th ($2156 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 240th and 537th 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	$13.5	$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$11285

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861