Columbus vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$5435
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$1334
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$2328
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$4189
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
906K
919K

The cost of living in Columbus is 2% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1512th and 1434th ($2181 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 1234th 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 Fort Worth. Ranked 64th vs 61st best cities to live in the United States, and 217th vs 213th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Fort Worth

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Columbus Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$5.2
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$23437

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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 Fort Worth

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2133
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1856
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2139
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2108
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2140
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2184
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2135
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2302
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$2133
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2162
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2145
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2183
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2131
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2038
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2190
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2185
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2200
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2199
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2447
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2199
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2287
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$1937
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2222
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2246
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2216
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2187
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2315
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2268
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2369
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2250