Columbus vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$933
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
906K
5.94M

The cost of living in Columbus is 223% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1634th and 7534th ($2140 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 2nd in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 266th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Surat

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Columbus Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$877

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$2116
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298