Columbus vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
77
😀 Quality of life
87
64
🏙️ Population
906K
9.94M

The cost of living in Columbus is 136% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5780th ($2202 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 202nd and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Lima

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Columbus Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$7186

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731