Doha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
82
45
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.56M

The cost of living in Doha is 207% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2509th and 7790th ($1849 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 608th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$10279

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$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599