Doha vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
41
53
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.4M

The cost of living in Doha is 200% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1994th and 7431st ($2014 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 537th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Ningbo

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Doha Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525