Doha vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
53
😀 Quality of life
82
70
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.78M

The cost of living in Doha is 198% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2509th and 7641st ($1849 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 608th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.85
🥤 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
$1391
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$9321

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$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941