Doha vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$548
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	80	65
🏙️ Population	1.19M	10.6M

The cost of living in Doha is 154% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2449th and 6882nd ($1779 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 562nd and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Jakarta

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	Doha	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$8860

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506