Columbus vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	906K	2.75M

The cost of living in Columbus is 25% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1476th and 2624th ($2145 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 249th and 337th 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	$18.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$9864

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201