Doha vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
41
65
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 163% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1744th and 6776th ($2100 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 513th and 2020th 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
$10.1
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635