Columbus vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	906K	8.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 35% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1476th and 58th ($2145 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in London. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 249th and 4th 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	$18.9	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009