Doha vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
74
😀 Quality of life
79
82
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.87M

The cost of living in Doha is 105% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2137th and 5887th ($1872 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 501st and 364th 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
$7.62
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741