Columbus vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$3848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
906K
679K

The cost of living in Columbus is 37% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1282nd and 3024th ($2202 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 2082nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2.4 months in El Paso. Ranked 47th vs 1464th best cities to live in the United States, and 202nd vs 4017th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs El Paso

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Columbus El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.86
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$11022

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353