Columbus vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
906K
689K

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1248th and 514th ($2252 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 455th 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 65th vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 242nd vs 226th 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
$19.9
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$20657

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542