Doha vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$967
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 226% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2137th and 7900th ($1872 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 501st and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$23979

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$1810
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638