Doha vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$466
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	80	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	120K

The cost of living in Doha is 126% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 2461st and 6432nd ($1810 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Qatar and Thailand, respectively. Check Qatar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 501st and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Pattaya

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	Doha	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.21	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$9189

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516