Doha vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
84
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 134% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1994th and 6527th ($2014 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Hangzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 537th and 3360th 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
$8.75
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$4.12
🥤 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
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$29918

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765