Doha vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
49
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.78M

The cost of living in Doha is 218% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1994th and 7679th ($2014 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 537th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Quanzhou

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Doha Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943