Doha vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
41
70
😀 Quality of life
84
50
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.01M

The cost of living in Doha is 334% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1994th and 8843rd ($2014 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Pakistan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 537th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Islamabad

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Doha Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$3118

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379