Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿74.52
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.90
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.67
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿286.12
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿231.18
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.33
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.12
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.05
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.35
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.12
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.10
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.45
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿163.56
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿870.58
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿346.62
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 58.4% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿67.96
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿69.61
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿201.64
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
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