Columbus vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3710
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
906K
679K

The cost of living in Columbus is 27% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1248th and 2613th ($2252 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1951st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Ranked 65th vs 134th best cities to live in the United States, and 242nd vs 532nd 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
$19.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$7468

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352