Doha vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$5003
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$1512
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$2405
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$3406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
49
😀 Quality of life
80
88
🏙️ Population
1.19M
608K

The cost of living in Doha is 21% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 2461st and 1120th ($1810 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Qatar and Australia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 501st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Gold Coast

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Doha Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$7.57
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$7508

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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

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876