Doha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
84
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 114% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1994th and 6106th ($2014 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 537th and 1113th 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
$8.75
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638