Columbus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
906K
11.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 392% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1686th and 8919th ($2127 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 96th and 6762nd 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
$18.3
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323