Cost of living comparison
Doha is 39.3% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Doha instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
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