Doha vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.14M

The cost of living in Doha is 18% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1744th and 791st ($2100 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 513th and 11th 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	$10.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$17749

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913