Columbus vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
88
48
🏙️ Population
906K
5.94M

The cost of living in Columbus is 178% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1476th and 6559th ($2145 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 249th and 6336th 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
$18.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$1261

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$2084
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$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
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$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340