Doha vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$799
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$138
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
79
35
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.1M

The cost of living in Doha is 466% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2137th and 9155th ($1872 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Qatar and Pakistan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 501st and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$1496

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$1810
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$1285
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282