Columbus vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$3006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	906K	676K

The cost of living in Columbus is 18% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1476th and 2353rd ($2145 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 2nd in the United States and Finland, respectively. Check the United States vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 249th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Helsinki

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	Columbus	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$9361

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045