Doha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
1.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 99% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2137th and 5744th ($1872 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 501st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Shenzhen

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Doha Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584