Doha vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
28
😀 Quality of life
82
51
🏙️ Population
1.19M
846K

The cost of living in Doha is 333% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2509th and 8921st ($1849 vs $427) 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 608th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$3066

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43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348