Columbus vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	906K	2.14M

The cost of living in Columbus is 7% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1512th and 1191st ($2181 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 3rd 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 217th and 12th 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	$19.3	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$13377

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736