Columbus vs Gaziantep - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Gaziantep
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$565
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	30
😀 Quality of life	88	40
🏙️ Population	906K	1.68M

The cost of living in Columbus is 272% more expensive than in Gaziantep. Cities ranked 1476th and 7931st ($2145 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 97th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1 months in Gaziantep. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Gaziantep ranked 56th in Turkey, while ranked 249th and 6919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Gaziantep

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	Columbus	Gaziantep
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$1.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$3.28
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$12119

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Cities near Columbus

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 Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$581
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$570
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$523
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$537
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$509
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$403
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$644
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$582
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$614
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$578
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$489
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$587
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$585
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$598
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$544
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$712
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$462
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$603
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$688
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$417
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$645
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$672
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$606
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$699
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$664
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$456
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$621
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$698
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$600
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$618
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$948