Doha vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.7M

The cost of living in Doha is 140% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2509th and 6778th ($1849 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 608th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$15339

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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610