Doha vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$202
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	60
😀 Quality of life	80	53
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.62M

The cost of living in Doha is 261% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 2449th and 8682nd ($1779 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 0.4 months in Semarang. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 562nd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Semarang

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	Doha	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$2365

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427