Doha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$709
😷 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 201% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2449th and 7740th ($1779 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 562nd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$11393

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$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600