Columbus vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$5571
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1592
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2728
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$3630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
42
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
906K
542K

The cost of living in Columbus is 14% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 1686th and 909th ($2127 vs $2485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 790th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Fresno. Ranked 17th vs 183rd best cities to live in the United States, and 96th vs 558th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Fresno

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Columbus Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$7.03
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$2435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$76.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$1123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$12990

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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 Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280