Columbus vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	906K	2.11M

The cost of living in Columbus is 14% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1686th and 916th ($2127 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Paris. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 96th and 14th 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	$18.3	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$17184

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544