Doha vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$461
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	80	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	120K

The cost of living in Doha is 128% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2449th and 6518th ($1779 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and Thailand, respectively. Check Qatar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 562nd and 5997th 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	$9.28	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508