Doha vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
80
45
🏙️ Population
1.19M
846K

The cost of living in Doha is 309% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 2461st and 8885th ($1810 vs $443) 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 2.1 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 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330