Columbus vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	90
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	906K	548K

The cost of living in Columbus is 9% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1634th and 1193rd ($2140 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 30th 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 Manchester. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 266th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Manchester

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	Columbus	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831