Doha vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
55
😀 Quality of life
83
47
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.11M

The cost of living in Doha is 363% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1744th and 8852nd ($2100 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 513th and 6943rd 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
$10.1
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$7769

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43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550