Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 42.4% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$1.89
IDR30,098.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$3.26
IDR52,068.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.55
IDR8,851.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.35
IDR5,659.31
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.15
IDR18,285.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$4.13
IDR65,965.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$5.06
IDR80,838.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$1.54
IDR24,544.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$1.45
IDR23,186.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.16
IDR18,497.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.61
IDR9,771.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.83
IDR13,266.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.56
IDR8,958.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.93
IDR14,854.44
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$3.05
IDR48,641.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$10.64
IDR169,878.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$23,932.07
IDR382,063,485.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$3.94
IDR62,932.21
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$27.71
IDR442,448.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$249.00
IDR3,975,149.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$155.92
IDR2,489,201.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$48.30
IDR771,043.60
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$111.78
IDR1,784,435.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$6,305.88
IDR100,670,170.74
|
|
pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$2.59
IDR41,285.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$1.73
IDR27,577.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$2.18
IDR34,878.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$25.20
IDR402,290.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$3.00
IDR47,932.57
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$41.19
IDR657,533.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$26.77
IDR427,435.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$64.33
IDR1,026,986.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$66.42
IDR1,060,322.68
|
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