Doha vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	7
😀 Quality of life	82	57
🏙️ Population	1.19M	77.6K

The cost of living in Doha is 82% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2509th and 5469th ($1849 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Thailand, respectively. Check Qatar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 608th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Phuket

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	Doha	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$14328

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1770
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1201
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1230
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$908
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1008
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$873
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$930
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1419
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2521
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$530
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$477
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1449
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$529
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$503
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1228
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1627
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$530
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$463
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$730
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$483
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$549
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$792
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$889

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866