Doha vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$5233
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$2114
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$4970
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
71
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
1.19M
888K

The cost of living in Doha is 17% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2461st and 1397th ($1810 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 501st and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$27094

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828