Doha vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
80
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.71M

The cost of living in Doha is 116% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1744th and 5770th ($2100 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 513th and 281st 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
$10.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617