Doha vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	84	96
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.14M

The cost of living in Doha is 18% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1994th and 978th ($2014 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Qatar and Australia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 537th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Perth

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	Doha	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$15409

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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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894