Columbus vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$4605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
906K
689K

The cost of living in Columbus is 16% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1282nd and 489th ($2202 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 441st 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 47th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 202nd vs 198th 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
$18.1
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$20441

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675