Doha vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
18.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 168% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1744th and 6854th ($2100 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 513th and 1149th 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
$10.1
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711