Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 24.1% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
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Qatar
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.09
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.87
QAR25.08
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
QAR2.99
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
QAR5.43
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
QAR16.71
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
QAR26.23
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
QAR10.05
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
QAR12.27
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
QAR2.86
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.55
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.58
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.33
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
QAR1.47
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
QAR1.54
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
QAR7.44
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.06
QAR175.54
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,115.63
QAR69,813.54
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
QAR26.08
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.41
QAR319.24
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,474.41
QAR5,384.80
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,223.51
QAR4,468.46
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.96
QAR229.94
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$685.67
QAR2,504.20
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,792.40
QAR39,415.70
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.14
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
QAR17.39
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
QAR23.47
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.36
QAR479.75
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.14
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
QAR257.95
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.73
QAR174.32
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.90
QAR258.93
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.17
QAR245.30
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
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