Columbus vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	906K	8.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 34% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1248th and 37th ($2252 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in London. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 242nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs London

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	Columbus	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$25830

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055