Columbus vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$282
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
906K
26.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 347% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1634th and 8767th ($2140 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Delhi. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 266th and 5583rd 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
$20.9
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1844

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316