Doha vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1013
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 125% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2137th and 6270th ($1872 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 501st and 2093rd 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
$7.62
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740