Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 40.7% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
|
pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
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