Columbus vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
88
61
🏙️ Population
906K
26.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 321% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1476th and 8558th ($2145 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 249th and 5071st 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
$18.9
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$1949

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340