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Al Rayyan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Al Rayyan is 31.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% more in Al Rayyan
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Al Rayyan
Transportation: pay 20.0% less in Al Rayyan
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Al Rayyan
Childcare: pay 5.7% more in Al Rayyan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.9% more in Al Rayyan
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Al Rayyan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Al Rayyan are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Al Rayyan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Al Rayyan.

Al Rayyan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Rayyan instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Al Rayyan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$5.49 QAR20.02	+77.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$4.12 QAR15.02	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$0.69 QAR2.50	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$0.30 QAR1.08	-10.7%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Al Rayyan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$1.44 QAR5.26	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$3.57 QAR13.01	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$7.92 QAR28.86	+9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$2.51 QAR9.16	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$3.24 QAR11.81	+134.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$0.65 QAR2.38	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.44 QAR1.59	-46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.44 QAR1.59	-57.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.47 QAR1.70	-45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.37 QAR1.36	-48.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.37 QAR1.36	-42.4%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 20.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Al Rayyan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$2.15 QAR7.83	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$19.22 QAR70.07	-48.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$27,456.90 QAR100,106.72	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$17.30 QAR63.07	+48.8%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Al Rayyan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$87.14 QAR317.72	+415.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$1,921.98 QAR7,007.47	+184.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$1,098.28 QAR4,004.27	+241.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$66.60 QAR242.81	-3.0%
Average			+209.5%

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pay 5.7% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Al Rayyan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$836.08 QAR3,048.33	+37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$9,884.48 QAR36,038.42	-25.9%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 74.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Al Rayyan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$10.98 QAR40.04	+293.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$1.37 QAR5.01	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$6.45 QAR23.53	+46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$64.83 QAR236.36	+27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$12.36 QAR45.05	+53.3%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Al Rayyan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$23.34 QAR85.09	-60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$39.81 QAR145.15	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$82.37 QAR300.32	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$35.69 QAR130.14	-61.0%
Average			-34.4%

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