Doha vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
10.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 202% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1994th and 7469th ($2014 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 537th and 3662nd 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
$8.75
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608