Doha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
84
75
🏙️ Population
1.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 79% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1994th and 4971st ($2014 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 537th and 1655th 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
$8.75
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765