Doha vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
41
5
😀 Quality of life
84
45
🏙️ Population
1.19M
115K

The cost of living in Doha is 388% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1994th and 8957th ($2014 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Bhutan, respectively. Check Qatar vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 537th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Thimphu

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Doha Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$633

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$1109
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285