Cost of living comparison

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Qatar vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 2.7 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.3% more in Qatar
Groceries: pay 12.5% more in Qatar
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Qatar
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 32.6% more in Qatar

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Qatar are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.

Qatar vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 93.3% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$6.53 QAR23.77	+265.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$6.16 QAR22.43	+90.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.83 QAR3.01	+31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.35 QAR1.29	-14.4%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 12.5% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$1.52 QAR5.53	+22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$4.13 QAR15.04	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$7.43 QAR27.04	+43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$2.55 QAR9.29	+57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$3.61 QAR13.16	+156.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.81 QAR2.94	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.64 QAR2.34	+3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.61 QAR2.23	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.54 QAR1.98	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.39 QAR1.42	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.45 QAR1.63	-51.6%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$2.14 QAR7.78	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$34.58 QAR125.85	+185.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$20,369.96 QAR74,137.22	-15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$15.89 QAR57.81	+309.0%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$83.87 QAR305.25	+214.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$1,691.57 QAR6,156.53	+505.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$1,212.04 QAR4,411.26	+638.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$73.87 QAR268.86	+54.6%
Average			+353.2%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$769.65 QAR2,801.17	+585.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$10,662.67 QAR38,807.19	+75.9%
Average			+330.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$10.96 QAR39.87	+299.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$4.29 QAR15.60	+150.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$6.50 QAR23.67	+199.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$132.96 QAR483.91	+397.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$11.30 QAR41.12	+257.9%
Average			+260.8%

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$51.36 QAR186.92	+22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$46.01 QAR167.46	+64.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$90.45 QAR329.21	+32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$72.65 QAR264.43	+11.5%
Average			+32.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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