Brampton vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brampton	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$2181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4548	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1272	$1256
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$2214
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2785	$3957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	72
😀 Quality of life	97	90
🏙️ Population	656K	906K

The cost of living in Brampton is 7% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1900th and 1512th ($2033 vs $2181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1292nd 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 1.4 months in Brampton compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Brampton ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Columbus ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 217th 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	$15	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.63	$6.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$1298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$973
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2160	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5891	$3028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5238	$2566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.24	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$955	$1105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11256	$28983

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2326
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2379
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2241
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2464
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1869
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2193
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$1998
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2103
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2010
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2449
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2071
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1928
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1844
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1564
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1443
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2049
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1683
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1936
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2044
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2096
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2187
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2109
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2082
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2083
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$1868
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1971
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1659
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1931
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1925

Cities near Columbus

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