Canberra vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2019
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4571
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$519
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3565
$3003
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
44
😀 Quality of life
86
82
🏙️ Population
381K
1.19M

The cost of living in Canberra is 9% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1949th and 2509th ($2019 vs $1849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Australia and Qatar, respectively. Check Australia vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 413th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.6
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7420
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4762
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1751
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13305
$11426

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$1678
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1580
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1568
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1364
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1599
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2292
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1888
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2640
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2181
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1667
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1747
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1662
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1839
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1813
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1725
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1706
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1736
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1674
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1681
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1362
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2308
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1768
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1728
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1738
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1673
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2058
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1464
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1184
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1771
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1718
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1660
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2471
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2127
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1639

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889