Chengdu vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$3747
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.19M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 64% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7209th and 2461st ($660 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 2.1 months in Doha. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 1933rd 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
$2.91
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$11230

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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