Changsha vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$3747
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
10M
1.19M

The cost of living in Changsha is 68% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7989th and 2461st ($582 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Qatar, respectively. Check China vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 3254th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Doha

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Changsha Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$11230

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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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