Columbus vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	906K	16.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 399% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1476th and 8899th ($2145 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 249th and 5971st 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	$18.9	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$1681

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Cities near Columbus

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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314