Doha vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$813
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.78M

The cost of living in Doha is 172% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2137th and 6882nd ($1872 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 501st and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083