Columbus vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$3560
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
906K
1.51M

The cost of living in Columbus is 3% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1476th and 1352nd ($2145 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 249th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Munich

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Columbus Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$4.92
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$14702

Cost of living in other countries

ColumbusMunich

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560