Columbus vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$3416
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
906K
1.19M

The cost of living in Columbus is 21% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1476th and 2449th ($2145 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 249th and 562nd 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
$18.9
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$11200

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904