Columbus vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$166
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
88
52
🏙️ Population
906K
11.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 376% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1634th and 8860th ($2140 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 2nd 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 266th and 6510th 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
$20.9
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1609

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321