Columbus vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
906K
3.94M

The cost of living in Columbus is 12% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1686th and 1039th ($2127 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 1st in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 96th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Dubai

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Columbus Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$16876

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492