Doha vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 124% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2509th and 6563rd ($1849 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 608th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Hangzhou

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Doha Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$28925

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753