Columbus vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$5858
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2701
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$4433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
906K
689K

The cost of living in Columbus is 14% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1686th and 924th ($2127 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 798th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 17th vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 96th vs 281st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Nashville

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Columbus Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$7.05
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2519
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2338
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2319
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581