Doha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
83
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 83% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1744th and 4880th ($2100 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 513th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Shanghai

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Doha Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789