Columbus vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	906K	8.91M

The cost of living in Columbus is 34% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1282nd and 38th ($2202 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 202nd and 5th 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	$18.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$25471

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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	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908