Doha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
82
69
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.37M

The cost of living in Doha is 187% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2509th and 7469th ($1849 vs $643) 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 608th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663