Columbus vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
906K
626K

The cost of living in Columbus is 1% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1634th and 1708th ($2140 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 86th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 266th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Glasgow

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Columbus Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$21435

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404