Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.6% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
QAR25.06
|
$2.21
฿74.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.06
|
$5.98
฿202.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
QAR2.16
|
$0.69
฿23.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
QAR1.10
|
$0.37
฿12.63
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
QAR4.19
|
$1.31
฿44.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
QAR18.27
|
$9.71
฿329.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
QAR23.67
|
$6.63
฿224.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
QAR10.10
|
$1.60
฿54.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
QAR12.48
|
$1.06
฿36.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
QAR2.98
|
$1.26
฿42.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
QAR2.31
|
$0.59
฿20.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
QAR2.41
|
$0.81
฿27.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.56
฿19.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.58
|
$0.58
฿19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
QAR1.38
|
$0.46
฿15.60
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.63
QAR5.94
|
$3.56
฿120.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.46
QAR100.24
|
$28.43
฿964.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.14
QAR71,171.66
|
$34,702.53
฿1,177,109.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
QAR20.72
|
$7.32
฿248.37
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.91
QAR306.25
|
$23.36
฿792.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,072.94
QAR3,916.01
|
$352.17
฿11,945.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.86
QAR2,977.72
|
$217.20
฿7,367.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.91
QAR204.07
|
$49.41
฿1,675.84
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.54
QAR2,728.38
|
$300.23
฿10,183.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,900.07
QAR21,534.08
|
$11,019.95
฿373,796.85
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.44
QAR41.77
|
$2.15
฿73.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
QAR14.78
|
$1.93
฿65.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
QAR13.87
|
$4.00
฿135.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$108.79
QAR397.05
|
$49.03
฿1,662.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
QAR40.10
|
$5.96
฿202.13
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.81
QAR123.39
|
$53.36
฿1,809.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.39
QAR118.21
|
$26.59
฿901.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.64
QAR367.32
|
$89.73
฿3,043.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
QAR300.45
|
$74.24
฿2,518.30
|
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