Doha vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
63
😀 Quality of life
83
54
🏙️ Population
1.19M
14.9M

The cost of living in Doha is 399% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1744th and 8923rd ($2100 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Karachi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 513th and 6375th 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
$10.1
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525