Doha vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$831
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
80
50
🏙️ Population
1.19M
8.78M

The cost of living in Doha is 172% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2461st and 7155th ($1810 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 501st and 6224th 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
$9.21
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$22902

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$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014