Columbus vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	906K	2.75M

The cost of living in Columbus is 9% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1634th and 2104th ($2140 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1 months in Rome. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 266th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Rome

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	Columbus	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$14156

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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	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330