Doha vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	41	8
😀 Quality of life	84	56
🏙️ Population	1.19M	77.6K

The cost of living in Doha is 90% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1994th and 5233rd ($2014 vs $1059) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 537th and 6325th 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	$8.75	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$16566

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981