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Bhutan

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Qatar

Doha vs. Thimphu Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 3.9 times more expensive than Thimphu.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Doha
Groceries: pay 57.7% more in Doha
Transportation: pay 67.3% more in Doha
Housing: pay 10.3 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 15.9 times more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Doha

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Doha are more expensive than in Thimphu. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Doha.

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Doha vs. Thimphu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doha instead of Thimphu, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Thimphu	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN243.12	$9.61 QAR35.18	+271.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN461.92	$8.23 QAR30.16	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.00	$0.94 QAR3.45	+88.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.02	$0.42 QAR1.53	+130.6%
Average			+150.5%

Thimphu vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

	Thimphu	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN100.89	$1.39 QAR5.08	+29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN176.66	$5.62 QAR20.59	+199.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN285.29	$7.97 QAR29.21	+162.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN176.99	$3.41 QAR12.50	+81.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN168.72	$3.56 QAR13.02	+98.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN108.07	$1.01 QAR3.71	-11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.06	$0.82 QAR3.02	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN68.37	$0.70 QAR2.57	-3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.43	$0.56 QAR2.04	+67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.26	$0.44 QAR1.60	+68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.22	$0.45 QAR1.63	+43.3%
Average			+57.7%

Thimphu vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.3% more for transportation

	Thimphu	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN262.03	$2.14 QAR7.82	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN486.23	$27.44 QAR100.52	+430.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$27,978.05 QAR102K	+68.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,239.89	$18.39 QAR67.35	+39.5%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 10.3 times more for housing

	Thimphu	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,273.54	$86.45 QAR316.63	+257.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN11,944.77	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	+1394.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,090.25	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	+1269.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,427.09	$65.24 QAR238.97	+152.8%
Average			+929.1%

Thimphu vs. Doha - Cost of housing

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pay 15.9 times more for childcare

	Thimphu	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,230.15	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	+1391.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN53,485.51	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	+1589.0%
Average			+1487.3%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Thimphu	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN243.12	$12.21 QAR44.73	+372.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN119.94	$5.87 QAR21.50	+360.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN364.67	$6.45 QAR23.62	+66.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,376.09	$125.60 QAR460.06	+169.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN291.74	$12.35 QAR45.23	+298.1%
Average			+252.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Thimphu	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,700.17	$60.60 QAR221.98	+21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,350.08	$53.93 QAR197.52	+115.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,321.01	$99.54 QAR364.61	+48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,312.83	$85.38 QAR312.72	+511.7%
Average			+120.7%

Thimphu vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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