Doha vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
80
86
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.6M

The cost of living in Doha is 56% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2461st and 4715th ($1810 vs $1158) 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 501st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605