Doha vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$962
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
44
68
😀 Quality of life
82
50
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.1M

The cost of living in Doha is 345% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2509th and 8945th ($1849 vs $416) 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 608th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$764

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$1201
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139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
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$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
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$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270