Doha vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
85
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.03M

The cost of living in Doha is 84% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2509th and 5518th ($1849 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 608th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650