Doha vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
90
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
13.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 155% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2461st and 6862nd ($1810 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 501st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$16590

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$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618