Doha vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
82
44
🏙️ Population
1.19M
7.82M

The cost of living in Doha is 209% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2509th and 7835th ($1849 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 608th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$17107

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$1770
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517