Doha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
80
65
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.37M

The cost of living in Doha is 149% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2461st and 6780th ($1810 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 501st and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699