Columbus vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$5210
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$1465
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$2028
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$4795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
906K
1.3M

The cost of living in Columbus is 11% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1512th and 948th ($2181 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 834th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2 months in Dallas. Ranked 64th vs 37th best cities to live in the United States, and 217th vs 136th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Dallas

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Columbus Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$1516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$2176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$3818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$2456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$1152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$24402

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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

Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216