Brampton vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brampton	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4529	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$1387	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$2265	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2554	$4005
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	72
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	656K	906K

The cost of living in Brampton is 6% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1521st and 1248th ($2127 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1100th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Brampton compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Brampton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 143rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brampton vs Columbus

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	Brampton	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.8	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.81	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6375	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4607	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11102	$15346

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2472
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2266
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2332
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2575
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1971
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2297
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$2012
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2398
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2154
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2267
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2597
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2144
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$2095
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1884
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1635
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1999
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1762
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$1798
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1814
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$2038
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$1873
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2018
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2051
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2041
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$1964
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$1986
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$2009
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$2017
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1865
143 km or 89 mi	London	$2040
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1598

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829