Doha vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$725
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
60
😀 Quality of life
80
53
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.4M

The cost of living in Doha is 151% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2449th and 6849th ($1779 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 562nd and 6084th 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
$9.28
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522