Columbus vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
906K
1.19M

The cost of living in Columbus is 24% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1248th and 2461st ($2252 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st in the United States and Qatar, respectively. Check the United States vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 242nd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Doha

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Columbus Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$11230

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Doha

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