Columbus vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
64
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
906K
3.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 2% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1248th and 1098th ($2252 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.5 months in Dubai. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 242nd and 306th 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
$19.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$12682

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507