Canberra vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$4398
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$1360
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$2333
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	41
😀 Quality of life	85	84
🏙️ Population	381K	1.19M

The cost of living in Canberra is 10% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1443rd and 1994th ($2223 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.5 months in Doha. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 479th and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Doha

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	Canberra	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$11285

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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