Doha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
21
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.56M

The cost of living in Doha is 235% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1994th and 7929th ($2014 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 537th and 7123rd 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
$8.75
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615