Brisbane vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$3416
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.19M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 13% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1792nd and 2449th ($2016 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Qatar, respectively. Check Australia vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 7th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Doha

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Brisbane Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$11200

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

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