Doha vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
81
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
13.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 208% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1744th and 7400th ($2100 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 513th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Tianjin

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Doha Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546