Changsha vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$3086
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
41
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
10M
1.19M

The cost of living in Changsha is 70% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7795th and 1744th ($622 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Qatar, respectively. Check China vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 2894th and 513th 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
$2.93
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$10635

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

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