Cost of living comparison
Doha is 67.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Doha instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿104.46
|
$8.23
QAR29.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿208.91
|
$6.85
QAR24.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.16
|
$1.04
QAR3.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.41
|
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿65.85
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿306.72
|
$5.30
QAR19.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿233.31
|
$7.73
QAR28.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿71.37
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿51.53
|
$2.83
QAR10.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿48.15
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.43
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿31.91
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿25.95
|
$0.65
QAR2.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿25.78
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.17
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿157.81
|
$2.13
QAR7.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,357.94
|
$41.13
QAR149.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,089,142.84
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,694.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿375.00
|
$19.74
QAR71.72
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿556.79
|
$88.79
QAR322.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,324.18
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,601.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,106.25
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,152.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,153.51
|
$86.29
QAR313.51
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿19,902.20
|
$762.50
QAR2,770.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿477,473.60
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,508.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿83.57
|
$13.02
QAR47.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿81.45
|
$5.51
QAR20.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿156.69
|
$6.58
QAR23.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,006.26
|
$117.38
QAR426.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿282.03
|
$10.97
QAR39.85
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,117.58
|
$64.53
QAR234.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,433.77
|
$52.67
QAR191.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,446.14
|
$92.94
QAR337.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,608.08
|
$97.05
QAR352.62
|
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