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Taipei vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 2.2% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 76.9% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 50.7% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 19.6% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Taipei

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Taipei are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Taipei. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Doha	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.90	$6.18 NT$203.60	-24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.41	$5.01 NT$164.92	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$1.00 NT$33.07	+11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$0.68 NT$22.37	+90.1%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 76.9% more for groceries

	Doha	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.70	$1.86 NT$61.20	+18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.88	$8.37 NT$275.76	+46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.09	$10.77 NT$354.65	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.29	$2.72 NT$89.48	+6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.99	$4.37 NT$143.77	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$2.06 NT$67.90	+139.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$1.01 NT$33.36	+42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$1.25 NT$41.06	+85.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$1.56 NT$51.20	+156.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$1.30 NT$42.78	+205.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$1.11 NT$36.55	+96.7%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Doha	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.79	$3.68 NT$121.33	+72.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.62	$37.10 NT$1,221.61	+12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	$34,750.62 NT$1,144,243.94	+58.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.77	$8.81 NT$290.13	-55.3%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 50.7% less for housing

	Doha	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.09	$24.04 NT$791.52	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	$630.95 NT$20,775.45	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	$465.35 NT$15,322.82	-54.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.07	$63.62 NT$2,094.85	-16.1%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 19.6% more for childcare

	Doha	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	$610.09 NT$20,088.74	-23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	$18,275.33 NT$601,757.39	+62.7%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.87	$2.63 NT$86.53	-76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.13	$3.05 NT$100.35	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.92	$3.71 NT$122.16	-43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR429.37	$38.32 NT$1,261.65	-67.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.86	$9.89 NT$325.76	-19.7%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Doha	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.45	$56.02 NT$1,844.64	-8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.31	$31.15 NT$1,025.80	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.76	$85.26 NT$2,807.36	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.69	$103.43 NT$3,405.71	+8.9%
Average			-13.8%

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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: January 2025

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