Doha vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$1264
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
80
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.73M

The cost of living in Doha is 86% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2449th and 5750th ($1779 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 562nd and 417th 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
$9.28
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$10905

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601