Columbus vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
79
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
906K
9.94M

The cost of living in Columbus is 110% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1512th and 5274th ($2181 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 0.6 months in Lima. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 217th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$8454

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745