Doha vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
80
34
🏙️ Population
1.19M
115K

The cost of living in Doha is 321% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2449th and 8915th ($1779 vs $422) 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 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 562nd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$666

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$1223
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$1280
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$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

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Distance City Cost of living
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$459
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$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
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$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
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$297
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$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
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$430
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$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
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$281
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$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
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$316
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$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300