Doha vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
78
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.6M

The cost of living in Doha is 247% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2461st and 8506th ($1810 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 501st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Zhengzhou

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Doha Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$19861

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$1218
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619