Doha vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
10.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 179% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2509th and 7341st ($1849 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 608th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Dongguan

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Doha Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$21416

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598