Doha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	84	98
🏙️ Population	1.19M	5.45M

The cost of living in Doha is 29% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1994th and 348th ($2014 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 537th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Sydney

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	Doha	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864