Doha vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
80
34
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.54M

The cost of living in Doha is 331% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 2461st and 8933rd ($1810 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in Qatar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Palembang ranked 36th in Indonesia, while ranked 501st and 7557th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$8525

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$1719
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$1218
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$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$441
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$499
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$485
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$438
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$530
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$522
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$524
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$605
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$577
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$757
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$541
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$419
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$604
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$553
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3168
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$596
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$709
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$530
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$590
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$950
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$750
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$745
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$551
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$458
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$752
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$512
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$506
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$571