Doha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$991
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.37M

The cost of living in Doha is 185% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2449th and 7405th ($1779 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 562nd and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Hefei

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Doha Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$8278

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$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665