Cost of living comparison
Doha is 76.2% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Doha instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 57.4% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Doha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
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