Doha vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	41	8
😀 Quality of life	83	55
🏙️ Population	1.19M	77.6K

The cost of living in Doha is 108% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1744th and 5497th ($2100 vs $1010) 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 513th and 6330th 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	$10.1	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$13979

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992