Doha vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
89
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
13.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 186% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2509th and 7452nd ($1849 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 608th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$18657

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573