Doha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$933
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.37M

The cost of living in Doha is 165% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2137th and 6756th ($1872 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 501st and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696