Cost of living comparison
China is 28.1% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in China instead of Doha, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Doha
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Doha
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Doha
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
Doha
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Doha
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Doha
|
China
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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