Columbus vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
906K
8.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 52% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1476th and 3rd ($2145 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 59th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 249th vs 22nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs New York City

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Columbus New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$21465

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111