Bangkok vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$3747
😷 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 45% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5738th and 2461st ($994 vs $1810) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 1355th and 501st 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
$4.03
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$11230

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879