Doha vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
45
72
😀 Quality of life
80
62
🏙️ Population
1.19M
3.01M

The cost of living in Doha is 224% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2461st and 8199th ($1810 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 501st and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Surabaya

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Doha Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515