Doha vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 115% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2461st and 6287th ($1810 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 501st and 2189th 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
$9.21
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$22679

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774