Doha vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
69
😀 Quality of life
80
46
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.1M

The cost of living in Doha is 346% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2461st and 8968th ($1810 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Pakistan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 501st and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Lahore

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Doha Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$1046

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338