Columbus vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	906K	2.75M

The cost of living in Columbus is 8% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1512th and 1942nd ($2181 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.1 months in Rome. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 217th and 292nd 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	$19.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323