Doha vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
80
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.72M

The cost of living in Doha is 101% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1994th and 5666th ($2014 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 537th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Kaohsiung

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Doha Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$11481

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610