Brisbane vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3747
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.19M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 38% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 781st and 2461st ($2491 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Qatar, respectively. Check Australia vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 15th and 501st 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
$14
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$11230

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879