Columbus vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$265
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
906K
26.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 319% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1686th and 8668th ($2127 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 0.5 months in Delhi. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 96th and 5790th 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
$18.3
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$1751

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331