Columbus vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	906K	16.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 370% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1512th and 8829th ($2181 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 1st in the United States and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the United States vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 217th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Dhaka

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	Columbus	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$1844

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302