Columbus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
906K
11.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 455% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1248th and 8968th ($2252 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 4th in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 242nd and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Lahore

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Columbus Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$1046

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338