Columbus vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	906K	2.15M

The cost of living in Columbus is 1% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1282nd and 1216th ($2202 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 2nd in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 202nd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Paris

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	Columbus	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381