Columbus vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$1243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	23
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	906K	1.41M

The cost of living in Columbus is 82% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1686th and 4849th ($2127 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 3rd in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 96th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Medina

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	Columbus	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$5515

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1209
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1107
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$942
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$775
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$815
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$931
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1074
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$906
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$776
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$354
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$893
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$360
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$479
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$369
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$385
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$448
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1632
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$800
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1853
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$824
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$902
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$665
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$415
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$724
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2002
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1946
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1700
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$283
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$895
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1062
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1936
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1962
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1013
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$865
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1010