Columbus vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	906K	8.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 43% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1512th and 8th ($2181 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.1 months in London. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 217th 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	$19.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$27583

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165