Columbus vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	906K	3.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 37% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1634th and 62nd ($2140 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 73rd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 266th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Los Angeles

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	Columbus	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$23685

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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	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000