Columbus vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Columbus Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
906K
1.19M

The cost of living in Columbus is 18% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1282nd and 2137th ($2202 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Doha. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 202nd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Columbus vs Doha infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Columbus vs Doha

Prices for goods and services in Columbus and Doha are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Columbus Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$10518

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875