Doha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 111% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2509th and 6334th ($1849 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 608th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634