Doha vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.29M

The cost of living in Doha is 117% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2137th and 6163rd ($1872 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Qatar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 501st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716