Columbus vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$3086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
41
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
906K
1.19M

The cost of living in Columbus is 2% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1634th and 1744th ($2140 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.5 months in Doha. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 266th and 513th 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
$20.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$10635

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861