Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 31.3% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Doha, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Doha
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Doha
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Doha
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 31.3% less for childcare
Doha
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Doha
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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