Doha vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.43M

The cost of living in Doha is 68% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1744th and 4646th ($2100 vs $1248) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 513th and 178th 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
$10.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612