Doha vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
5
😀 Quality of life
82
42
🏙️ Population
1.19M
115K

The cost of living in Doha is 341% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2509th and 8940th ($1849 vs $420) 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 1.6 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 608th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$653

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$1770
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$1201
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$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289