Doha vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$1050
😷 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 103% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2449th and 6171st ($1779 vs $875) 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 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 562nd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$18619

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$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443