Doha vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
1.19M
18.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 144% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2509th and 6838th ($1849 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 608th and 2100th 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
$10.4
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677