Doha vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
1.19M
7.41M

The cost of living in Doha is 32% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2509th and 532nd ($1849 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 608th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Hong Kong

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Doha Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$22102

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598