Columbus vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$974
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
906K
5.94M

The cost of living in Columbus is 207% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1686th and 7286th ($2127 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 96th and 5975th 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
$18.3
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$929

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$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
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$2029
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$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
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$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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$286
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$287
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$382
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$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319