Columbus vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
92
100
🏙️ Population
906K
5.35M

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1686th and 893rd ($2127 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 96th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Melbourne

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Columbus Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172