Dry Cleaning Prices in Qatar: What Each Garment Costs and Where You Can Save

Most price guides for dry cleaning in Qatar give you a range and tell you it depends. That is true, and not much use when you are holding a suit and wondering what to budget. This guide uses a real list instead: ours.

Quick answer: on our November 2026 list, a shirt or a kandura costs QAR 15 to clean and press, trousers QAR 18, a basic abaya QAR 18, a 2-piece suit QAR 50 and an evening dress QAR 65. Pressing alone costs less, from QAR 9 for a shirt. Free pickup starts at a QAR 30 order.

A note on what this guide can and cannot tell you. Every figure comes from our own Qatar price list, and the sums are done on that list. We did not collect prices from other laundries, so nothing here claims we are the cheapest. The section near the end shows how to compare us with anyone else.

What Does Each Garment Cost to Dry Clean?

These are the prices for clean and press, our dry cleaning service, grouped the way most wardrobes are.

• Everyday clothes: shirt, polo, T-shirt or blouse QAR 15, shorts QAR 12, trousers or jeans QAR 18, skirt QAR 21, cardigan QAR 25, pullover QAR 30.
• Office and formal: waistcoat QAR 15, jacket or blazer QAR 40, 2-piece suit QAR 50, 3-piece suit QAR 60, overcoat or raincoat QAR 50.
• Dresses: normal dress QAR 40, jumpsuit QAR 35, evening dress QAR 65.
• Traditional wear: ghutra QAR 8, dupatta QAR 10, kandura or dishdasha QAR 15, men's shalwar kurta QAR 15, basic abaya QAR 18, jalabiya QAR 20, women's shalwar kurta QAR 30, delicate abaya QAR 35, saree QAR 40, sherwani QAR 40.
• Heavy items: winter jacket QAR 120.

Three Details on the List That Change What You Pay

Reading a price list line by line hides the useful part. These are the three things that stood out when we worked through ours.

A suit costs less than its parts

A jacket is QAR 40 and trousers are QAR 18, which adds up to QAR 58. Sent as a 2-piece suit, the same two garments cost QAR 50, a saving of QAR 8. The gap grows with a waistcoat: the three parts come to QAR 73, and a 3-piece suit is QAR 60, a saving of QAR 13. So when you book, say it is a suit rather than listing a jacket and trousers. Cleaning the pieces together also keeps their colour even, since a jacket cleaned far more often than its trousers can start to look different.

The word "delicate" nearly doubles an abaya

A basic abaya is QAR 18 and a delicate one is QAR 35. The same gap shows up in dresses: QAR 40 for a normal dress, QAR 65 for an evening dress. Fabric and detail set the price, not the type of garment. If you are budgeting for a batch, count how many pieces have beading, lace or embroidery before you add it up.

Pressing is not always much cheaper

Press only saves more on some garments than on others. A delicate abaya drops from QAR 35 to QAR 15, a saving of QAR 20. A kandura only drops from QAR 15 to QAR 12, a saving of QAR 3. For a clean kandura that is creased, pressing makes sense. For one you have worn, QAR 3 more gets it cleaned as well.

Four Worked Baskets, With Totals

These baskets are our own examples, chosen to be ordinary. They are not based on any customer's order. Each total is at our November 2026 prices.

• An office week: 5 shirts (QAR 75) and 2 pairs of trousers (QAR 36). Total: QAR 111.
• A traditional wear week: 4 kanduras (QAR 60), 4 ghutras (QAR 32) and 2 basic abayas (QAR 36). Total: QAR 128.
• One big evening: a 2-piece suit (QAR 50), a shirt (QAR 15) and an evening dress (QAR 65). Total: QAR 130.
• Packing away winter clothes: a winter jacket (QAR 120), an overcoat (QAR 50) and 2 pullovers (QAR 60). Total: QAR 230.

The office week also shows what press only is worth. If you wash those 5 shirts and 2 trousers at home and send them only for press only, the cost is QAR 69 (5 x QAR 9, plus 2 x QAR 12). That saves QAR 42 a week, in exchange for doing the washing yourself. For a closer look at shirts, see our shirt cost comparison.

When Should You Not Dry Clean at All?

Start with the care label, because it knows the fabric better than any price list. A circle symbol means professional cleaning, and a crossed out circle means the garment should not be dry cleaned.

For cotton T-shirts, gym clothes, underwear and towels, wash and fold is usually the better fit, because you pay by the bag rather than the piece. A 6kg bag is QAR 60 and a 12kg bag is QAR 99.

The bag prices hide one more useful sum. Extra weight costs QAR 12 per kg. A 9kg load on the 6kg bag would come to QAR 96, while 10kg would be QAR 108. So once your load reaches about 10kg, the 12kg bag at QAR 99 is the cheaper choice, even if it is not full.

Keep your laundry bag and dry cleaning apart when you pack. A silk blouse in a wash and fold bag gets treated as wash and fold, so anything with a dry clean label should be listed separately on your order.

How to Compare Dry Cleaning Prices Fairly

A low headline price can cost more once the extras are added, and that applies to us as much as to anyone. Ask any laundry in Qatar these questions and compare the answers side by side.

• Is there a written price list? Compare the same four items everywhere: a shirt, a 2-piece suit, a basic abaya and a kandura.
• Is pickup and delivery included, and from what order value? Ours is free from QAR 30. Without pickup, count your own trip.
• How long does the standard service take? Then ask what a faster option costs, since this can change the total.
• What changes the price? Ask about beading, lace, stains and leather before the order is collected, not after.
• What happens if something goes wrong? Ask before you hand over anything expensive.

Booking and Timing

Our standard clean and press turnaround in Qatar is 24 hours from pickup to your door. Free pickup and delivery applies from QAR 30, which is two shirts. You can see coverage on our Doha laundry page, or look up your own area, such as Lusail or The Pearl.

Not sure which price applies to a garment? Send a photo on WhatsApp and we will tell you before anything is collected.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does dry cleaning cost in Qatar?

On our November 2026 list, a shirt is QAR 15, trousers QAR 18, a basic abaya QAR 18, a kandura QAR 15, a 2-piece suit QAR 50 and an evening dress QAR 65. Other laundries set their own prices, so ask for a written list before comparing.

Is it cheaper to send a suit as a suit?

Yes, on our list. A jacket (QAR 40) and trousers (QAR 18) priced separately come to QAR 58, while a 2-piece suit is QAR 50. A 3-piece suit is QAR 60, against QAR 73 for its three parts.

When should I choose press only instead of clean and press?

Choose press only when the garment is already clean and only creased, such as a shirt you washed at home. A shirt costs QAR 9 pressed and QAR 15 cleaned and pressed. If it has been worn or marked, pressing is not enough, because heat can set a stain.

Is there a minimum order for free pickup?

Yes. Free pickup and delivery applies from QAR 30, which is two shirts on the clean and press list. A single QAR 15 item on its own is below the minimum.

How long does dry cleaning take?

Our standard clean and press turnaround in Qatar is 24 hours from pickup to doorstep delivery.