Doha vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$370
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
80
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
1.19M
11.1M

The cost of living in Doha is 164% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2509th and 7091st ($1849 vs $699) 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 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 608th and 4721st 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
$10.4
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$8840

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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
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502