Doha vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.36M

The cost of living in Doha is 112% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1744th and 5651st ($2100 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 513th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Taoyuan

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Doha Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$19490

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473