Doha vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
69
😀 Quality of life
82
48
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.1M

The cost of living in Doha is 334% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2509th and 8922nd ($1849 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Pakistan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 608th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334