Cost of living comparison
Doha is 71.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Doha instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 75.9% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.51
|
$8.24
QAR30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.01
|
$7.69
QAR28.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.18
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.50
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.19
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB353.81
|
$5.39
QAR19.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB241.39
|
$8.01
QAR29.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.25
|
$2.68
QAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.70
|
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.10
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.71
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.34
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.36
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.33
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.47
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.43
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,319.57
|
$32.96
QAR120.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,877,850.69
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,039.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB384.87
|
$19.78
QAR72.04
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB551.28
|
$88.99
QAR324.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,271.49
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,178.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,527.18
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,563.52
|
$76.42
QAR278.32
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,501.79
|
$767.35
QAR2,794.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB450,515.76
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,519.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.13
|
$12.36
QAR45.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.63
|
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.26
|
$6.59
QAR24.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,111.94
|
$124.58
QAR453.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB253.76
|
$12.36
QAR45.02
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,971.27
|
$60.03
QAR218.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,438.03
|
$46.36
QAR168.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,723.15
|
$89.37
QAR325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,386.18
|
$96.03
QAR349.75
|
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