Doha vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.6M

The cost of living in Doha is 60% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2137th and 4516th ($1872 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 501st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Taipei

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Doha Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589