Doha vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$5728
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1450
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$4546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
1.19M
888K

The cost of living in Doha is 22% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2509th and 1089th ($1849 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 957th 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 608th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$27445

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$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
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961