Cost of living comparison

Doha, Qatar

compared to

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 58.5% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 58.2% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 92.2% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 40.7% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 59.8% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Doha. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 58.2% more for restaurants

	Doha	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.90	$7.72 HK$59.85	-6.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.41	$6.33 HK$49.12	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$1.35 HK$10.44	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$1.09 HK$8.46	+205.2%
Average			+58.2%

Doha vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.2% more for groceries

	Doha	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.70	$2.40 HK$18.62	+53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.87	$13.58 HK$105.32	+136.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.08	$12.17 HK$94.38	+52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.29	$3.59 HK$27.87	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.99	$4.30 HK$33.35	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$1.62 HK$12.54	+87.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$1.19 HK$9.20	+66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$1.61 HK$12.48	+139.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$1.51 HK$11.70	+149.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$1.16 HK$9.02	+173.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$1.14 HK$8.87	+102.6%
Average			+92.2%

Doha vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Doha	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.79	$11.42 HK$88.60	+433.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.59	$64.30 HK$498.72	+95.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,725.04	$34,067.68 HK$264,223.79	+55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.75	$14.53 HK$112.66	-26.3%
Average			+139.6%

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pay 40.7% more for housing

	Doha	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.01	$21.69 HK$168.26	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,713.17	$2,183.24 HK$16,932.86	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,688.89	$1,543.27 HK$11,969.37	+52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.00	$187.23 HK$1,452.17	+146.8%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 59.8% more for childcare

	Doha	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,903.53	$1,002.59 HK$7,775.93	+25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,878.25	$21,790.97 HK$169,007.47	+94.0%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.86	$7.72 HK$59.85	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.13	$5.30 HK$41.13	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.92	$13.12 HK$101.74	+99.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR429.27	$85.27 HK$661.37	-27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.85	$12.86 HK$99.74	+4.3%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Doha	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.39	$72.66 HK$563.52	+18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.27	$40.59 HK$314.79	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.67	$92.45 HK$717.06	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.61	$142.24 HK$1,103.18	+49.8%
Average			+9.4%

Doha vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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