Doha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
41
84
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.37M

The cost of living in Doha is 214% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1744th and 7494th ($2100 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 513th and 3146th 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
$10.1
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693