Columbus vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$5293
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1459
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$4563
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
91
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
906K
1.3M

The cost of living in Columbus is 14% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1686th and 948th ($2127 vs $2461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 815th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.9 months in Dallas. Ranked 17th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 96th vs 46th 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
$18.3
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$2187
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$5.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$1318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$24367

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$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
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2114
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2198
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2147
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2208
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2212
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2357
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2246
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2188
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2142
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2114
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2309
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2373
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2127
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2126
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2220
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2124
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2076
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2127
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2233
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2129
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2193
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2579
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2293
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2393
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2196
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2105
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2145
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2225