Columbus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
906K
11.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 421% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1476th and 8934th ($2145 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 249th and 6486th 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
$18.9
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$1172

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ColumbusLahore

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$349

$907

$6.64K

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346