Doha vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.35M

The cost of living in Doha is 114% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1994th and 6085th ($2014 vs $941) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 537th and 373rd 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
$8.75
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464