Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 11.8% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Doha, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Doha
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Doha
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Doha
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Doha
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Doha
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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