Doha vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
45
69
😀 Quality of life
80
69
🏙️ Population
1.19M
10.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 167% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2461st and 7055th ($1810 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 501st and 3115th 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
$9.21
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623