Beijing vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.19M

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4887th and 2137th ($1065 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Qatar, respectively. Check China vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 583rd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Doha

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Beijing Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$10518

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875