Bangkok vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$3416
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
45
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.19M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 47% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2449th ($941 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Qatar, respectively. Check Thailand vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 1221st and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Doha

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Bangkok Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$11200

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904