Doha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
82
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
24.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 64% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2509th and 4879th ($1849 vs $1128) 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 1.6 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 608th and 1383rd 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
$10.4
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753