Doha vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$893
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
54
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.78M

The cost of living in Doha is 176% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2449th and 7256th ($1779 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 562nd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$20567

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936