Columbus vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	906K	16.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 426% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1248th and 8916th ($2252 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 0.7 months in Dhaka. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 242nd and 5968th 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	$19.9	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$1444

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Cities near Columbus

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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317