Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Qatar

Qatar vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 52.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in Qatar
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Qatar
Transportation: pay 29.7% less in Qatar
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 4.1% more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Qatar

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Qatar are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.

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Qatar vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.94	$6.49 QAR23.64	+124.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB234.58	$7.14 QAR25.97	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB25.04	$0.84 QAR3.06	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.30	$0.35 QAR1.28	-3.8%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Thailand	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.84	$1.38 QAR5.03	+3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB266.82	$3.99 QAR14.54	-49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB238.93	$7.97 QAR29.03	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB69.19	$3.27 QAR11.90	+58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.94	$3.56 QAR12.94	+159.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB45.40	$0.93 QAR3.39	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.17	$0.76 QAR2.76	+32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.35	$0.68 QAR2.46	-27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.63	$0.54 QAR1.98	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.23	$0.39 QAR1.43	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.05	$0.39 QAR1.42	-31.2%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 29.7% less for transportation

	Thailand	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB170.06	$2.14 QAR7.78	-57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,103.68	$23.33 QAR84.91	-29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB980K	$27,978.05 QAR102K	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB361.74	$17.58 QAR64.00	+63.2%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Thailand	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB643.63	$86.45 QAR314.66	+350.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,686.22	$1,433.67 QAR5,218.57	+251.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB9,002.19	$856.18 QAR3,116.48	+219.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,043.38	$65.24 QAR237.48	+7.2%
Average			+186.7%

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pay 4.1% more for childcare

	Thailand	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,313.53	$670.94 QAR2,442.24	+30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB387K	$9,605.02 QAR34,962.27	-16.7%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB70.51	$11.34 QAR41.29	+440.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB67.08	$5.19 QAR18.91	+159.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB139.35	$5.67 QAR20.64	+36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,680.98	$119.62 QAR435.43	+138.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB203.17	$11.43 QAR41.62	+89.0%
Average			+155.1%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Thailand	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,487.41	$44.75 QAR162.88	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,102.71	$42.52 QAR154.78	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,808.40	$98.38 QAR358.10	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,615.60	$79.08 QAR287.84	+1.5%
Average			+11.8%

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