Doha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
21
😀 Quality of life
83
46
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.56M

The cost of living in Doha is 247% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1744th and 7943rd ($2100 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 513th and 7142nd 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
$10.1
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$13867

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$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619