Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Doha Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Doha

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 13.7% cheaper than Doha without rent, and 36.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.4% cheaper than Doha without rent, and 21.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Doha
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$6.89 QAR 25.08
-32.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$54.2 QAR 197
-14.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$6.77 QAR 24.65
27.77%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$11.8 QAR 42.97
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$11.01 QAR 40.07
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.16 QAR 18.79
-40.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.81 QAR 2.93
-9.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.33 QAR 1.21
12.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Doha
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.03 QAR 7.4
10.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.62 QAR 5.89
11.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.22 QAR 8.07
0.90%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.63 QAR 9.57
-15.21%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.67 QAR 42.48
65.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.64 QAR 27.82
-50.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$10.65 QAR 38.75
22.54%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.99 QAR 7.24
64.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.64 QAR 5.96
-0.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.51 QAR 5.5
58.94%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.41 QAR 5.12
41.13%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.02 QAR 3.71
50.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.12 QAR 4.09
33.04%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.38 QAR 5.01
-26.09%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.49 QAR 1.78
-2.04%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$8.4 QAR 30.58
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.83 QAR 6.68
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.95 QAR 10.74
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$6.23 QAR 22.67
-30.66%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Doha
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.54 QAR 1.96
150.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$32.57 QAR 119
-63.89%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$2.26 QAR 8.24
39.38%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.16 QAR 7.86
-53.70%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$13.83 QAR 50.3
-1.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.55 QAR 2.01
136.36%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$22.7K QAR 82.7K
20.37%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$20.3K QAR 73.8K
67.35%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Doha
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$91.3 QAR 332
34.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$37.26 QAR 136
-62.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$85.6 QAR 312
-78.69%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Doha
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$119 QAR 431
-48.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$32.77 QAR 119
-47.79%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.16 QAR 44.27
-25.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Doha
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$793 QAR 2,888
-12.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$11.6K QAR 42.3K
36.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Doha
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$61.7 QAR 225
-6.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$54.9 QAR 200
-37.11%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$103 QAR 375
11.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$91.9 QAR 334
-7.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Doha
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,624 QAR 5,912
-62.38%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,066 QAR 3,880
-58.51%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,955 QAR 10.8K
-31.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,091 QAR 7,610
-30.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,335 QAR 19.4K
-20.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,644 QAR 13.3K
-20.80%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Doha
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,945 QAR 10.7K
-76.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
6.08
-12.34%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Doha: October 27, 2025

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