Doha vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.05M

The cost of living in Doha is 82% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1994th and 5023rd ($2014 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 537th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs New Taipei

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Doha New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602