Doha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
1.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 59% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2461st and 4780th ($1810 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 501st and 571st 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
$9.21
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774