Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.2 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Doha instead of China, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
China
|
Doha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.99
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
China
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.64
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
China
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.58
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.94
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,773.26
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
China
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.32
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.47
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.22
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.97
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
China
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,304.27
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,444.21
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.93
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
China
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.01
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.12
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.00
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.20
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
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