Doha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
83
76
🏙️ Population
1.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 111% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1744th and 5618th ($2100 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 513th and 1163rd 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
$10.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648