Cost of living comparison
Doha is 81.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Doha instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 70.5% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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