Doha vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
74
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.87M

The cost of living in Doha is 115% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2461st and 6292nd ($1810 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Qatar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 501st and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719