Columbus vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	906K	2.14M

The cost of living in Columbus is 13% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1686th and 978th ($2127 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 6th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 96th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Perth

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	Columbus	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894