Doha vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$1146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 105% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2449th and 6198th ($1779 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 562nd and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Suzhou

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Doha Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$17431

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613