Doha vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
84
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.03M

The cost of living in Doha is 99% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2449th and 6071st ($1779 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Qatar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 562nd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671