Doha vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
77
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
12.6M

The cost of living in Doha is 267% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2509th and 8651st ($1849 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 608th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$19556

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563