Changsha vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$3003
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
10M
1.19M

The cost of living in Changsha is 68% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7882nd and 2509th ($592 vs $1849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and Qatar, respectively. Check China vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 3381st and 608th 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
$2.78
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$11426

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889