Columbus vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Columbus Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$2972
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
41
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
906K
1.19M

The cost of living in Columbus is 6% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1686th and 1994th ($2127 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 96th and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

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
$18.3
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$11285

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
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861