Doha vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Doha	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1872	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4426	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$1210	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3462	$447
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	79	42
🏙️ Population	1.19M	116K

The cost of living in Doha is 182% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2137th and 7072nd ($1872 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Qatar and Thailand, respectively. Check Qatar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 501st and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Pattaya

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	Doha	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2886	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1882	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5109	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4264	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.35	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$114	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$754	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10518	$8397

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509