Doha vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
1.19M
846K

The cost of living in Doha is 312% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2137th and 8752nd ($1872 vs $455) 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 1.8 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 501st and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328