Columbus vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
906K
26.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 346% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1248th and 8647th ($2252 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 7th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2 months in Delhi. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 242nd and 4744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Delhi

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Columbus Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$2.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$1972

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360