Columbus vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1575
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$586
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	28
😀 Quality of life	88	40
🏙️ Population	906K	1.73M

The cost of living in Columbus is 226% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 1476th and 7148th ($2145 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 49th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Diyarbakir. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Diyarbakir ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 249th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Diyarbakir

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	Columbus	Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	27.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$8.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$0.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$2.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$1.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$4896

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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 Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$621
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$606
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$600
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$600
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$603
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$589
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$492
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$589
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$589
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$573
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$614
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$587
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$644
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$582
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$544
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$578
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$574
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$672
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$688
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$581
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$562
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$462
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$607
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$646
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$615
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$617
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$575
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$553
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$523
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$509
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$948