Columbus vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	20
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	906K	1.41M

The cost of living in Columbus is 77% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1476th and 4439th ($2145 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 249th and 3899th 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	$18.9	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905