Bangkok vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
45
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.19M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 52% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5960th and 2137th ($902 vs $1872) 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 1.8 months in Doha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 1087th 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
$2.64
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$10518

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875