Doha vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
84
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.03M

The cost of living in Doha is 88% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2137th and 5356th ($1872 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 501st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Taichung

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Doha Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721