Doha vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
18.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 157% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1994th and 6835th ($2014 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 537th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Guangzhou

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Doha Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694