Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.2 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Doha instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 94.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 67.5% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
|
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