Doha vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1117
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
97
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
1.19M
18.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 152% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2137th and 6607th ($1872 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 501st and 955th 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
$7.62
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620