Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 56.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.3% more in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 7.2% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 18.4% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 1.2% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Qatar
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Qatar are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 46.3% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB97.17
|
$6.53
QAR23.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB194.33
|
$6.16
QAR22.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.54
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.73
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB50.78
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB391.60
|
$4.13
QAR15.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB244.12
|
$7.43
QAR27.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB75.79
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.85
|
$3.61
QAR13.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB49.08
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.23
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB34.53
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.84
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.77
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.76
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB148.95
|
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,311.73
|
$34.58
QAR125.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,846,145.10
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,200.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB344.94
|
$15.89
QAR57.86
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB512.36
|
$83.87
QAR305.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,056.98
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,161.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,069.88
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,415.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,245.95
|
$73.87
QAR269.09
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,102.71
|
$769.65
QAR2,803.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB440,023.45
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,840.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB77.73
|
$10.96
QAR39.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB86.18
|
$4.29
QAR15.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB140.16
|
$6.50
QAR23.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,820.56
|
$132.96
QAR484.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB242.91
|
$11.30
QAR41.15
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,843.58
|
$51.36
QAR187.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,162.12
|
$46.01
QAR167.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,238.82
|
$90.45
QAR329.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,072.86
|
$72.65
QAR264.65
|
|
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