Doha vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
55
😀 Quality of life
84
48
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.11M

The cost of living in Doha is 336% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1994th and 8850th ($2014 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Qatar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 537th and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Medan

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Doha Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$9091

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572