Columbus vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$4700
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2399
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$3057
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
92
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
906K
718K

The cost of living in Columbus is 7% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1634th and 1279th ($2140 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 9th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 266th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Mississauga

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Columbus Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$5.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$1344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$2145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$7883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$6206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$10705

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2102
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2318
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2415
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2034
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2233
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2214
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2006
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2172
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1892
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2124
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2049
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1832
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2109
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1936
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1581
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1848
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2078
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2138
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2303
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2181
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1706
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2123
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1939
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2125
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1863
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1953
146 km or 91 mi London
$1930
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1757
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2035