Doha vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$4054
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
7.41M

The cost of living in Doha is 28% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2137th and 503rd ($1872 vs $2614) 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 501st and 168th 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
$7.62
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611