Doha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
80
39
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.56M

The cost of living in Doha is 196% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2461st and 7649th ($1810 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 501st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Shaoyang

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Doha Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610