Doha vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$238
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
80
46
🏙️ Population
1.19M
846K

The cost of living in Doha is 324% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2449th and 8918th ($1779 vs $419) 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 1.9 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 562nd and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$3409

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$1223
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$1280
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$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
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$1828
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$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
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$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361