Doha vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$1362
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.87M

The cost of living in Doha is 119% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2449th and 6380th ($1779 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 562nd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Tainan

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Doha Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682