Doha vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
74
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.87M

The cost of living in Doha is 107% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2509th and 6262nd ($1849 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 608th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$6518

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696