Columbus vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	76
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	906K	16.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 348% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1634th and 8770th ($2140 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 0.5 months in Dhaka. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 266th and 6105th 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	$20.9	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$2391

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Cities near Columbus

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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296