Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 0.6% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Doha, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR30.01
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR25.01
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Doha
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.35
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.19
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
Doha
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.79
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR150.06
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR80,029.94
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR72.03
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.97
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,629.40
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,169.93
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.83
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 93.4% more for childcare
Doha
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,782.09
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,670.89
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.52
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.09
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR24.01
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR428.29
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR40.01
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Doha
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.45
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.18
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR339.10
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR354.10
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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