Columbus vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	76
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	906K	16.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 342% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1686th and 8803rd ($2127 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 96th and 6218th 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	$18.3	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$2100

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Cities near Columbus

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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307