Columbus vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$4094
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$948
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$1630
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$2961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
906K
1.01M

The cost of living in Columbus is 21% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1476th and 2475th ($2145 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 84th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 249th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Edmonton

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Columbus Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$5.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$7826

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$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

Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2077
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1743
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1614
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1786
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1446
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1770
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1886
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1491
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1638
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2568
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2007
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2284
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1540
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2163
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2054
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2023
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1761
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2327
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1883
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1792
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2490
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1612
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2021
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2280
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2495
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2388
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2488
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2466
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2317
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009