Doha vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$998
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
41
5
😀 Quality of life
83
43
🏙️ Population
1.19M
115K

The cost of living in Doha is 410% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1744th and 8941st ($2100 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 513th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$600

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$965
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$821
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
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$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
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$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274