Doha vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
63
😀 Quality of life
84
54
🏙️ Population
1.19M
14.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 364% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1994th and 8914th ($2014 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 537th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Karachi

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Doha Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.96
☕ 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
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$1646

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561