Doha vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$5159
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$2387
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$3044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
608K

The cost of living in Doha is 20% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 2509th and 1270th ($1849 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and Australia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 608th and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$97.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$6.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$2559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$2014
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$8866
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$4115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$6.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$24.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$2150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$7100

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2065
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2471
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1662
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1798
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1710
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1639
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1595
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1503
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1839
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1482
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1747
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2181
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1888
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1599
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2640
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2292
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1568
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1364
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1580
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1678
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2019
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1667
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1683
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1662
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1771
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1362
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1813
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1768
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1725
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1706
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2308
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1681
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1736