Doha vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$680
😷 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 2449th and 8544th ($1779 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th in Qatar and China, respectively. Check Qatar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 562nd and 3982nd 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
$9.28
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$19343

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DohaZhengzhou

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$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591