Columbus vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	906K	950K

The cost of living in Columbus is 4% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1686th and 1439th ($2127 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 1197th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 17th vs 106th best cities to live in the United States, and 96th vs 343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Jacksonville

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	Columbus	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860