Auckland vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$4575
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1424
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2453
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$3086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	41
😀 Quality of life	89	83
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.19M

The cost of living in Auckland is 0% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1745th and 1744th ($2100 vs $2100) 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 1.5 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 242nd and 513th 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	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$12.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$10635

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861