Doha vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
29
😀 Quality of life
84
51
🏙️ Population
1.19M
846K

The cost of living in Doha is 389% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1994th and 8958th ($2014 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Nepal, respectively. Check Qatar vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 537th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Kathmandu

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Doha Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$3536

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360