Doha vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
79
36
🏙️ Population
1.19M
79.2K

The cost of living in Doha is 315% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2137th and 8761st ($1872 vs $452) 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 501st and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$701

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$1810
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$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288