Doha vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
82
84
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.33M

The cost of living in Doha is 96% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2509th and 5995th ($1849 vs $942) 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 608th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451