Doha vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
81
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
13.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 204% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1994th and 7496th ($2014 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 537th and 2445th 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
$8.75
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547