Doha vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1084
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.33M

The cost of living in Doha is 108% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2461st and 6227th ($1810 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 501st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$13630

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691