Chengdu vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$242
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$3462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.19M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 66% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7269th and 2137th ($643 vs $1872) 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 1633rd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Doha

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Chengdu Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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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