Doha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Doha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
1.19M
17.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 89% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2461st and 5948th ($1810 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 501st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Doha vs Shenzhen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Doha vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Doha and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Doha Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$24117

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Doha

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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618