Columbus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$994
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
87
51
🏙️ Population
906K
11.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 471% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1282nd and 8998th ($2202 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 202nd and 6245th 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
$18.1
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352