Doha vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$904
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$187
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
80
31
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.1M

The cost of living in Doha is 381% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2461st and 9038th ($1810 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 501st and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$1015

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$1719
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$1218
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286