Columbus vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$4436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
906K
689K

The cost of living in Columbus is 14% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1512th and 832nd ($2181 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 741st 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 64th vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 217th vs 218th 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
$19.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$20.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$30339

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508