Columbus vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	92
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	906K	2.87M

The cost of living in Columbus is 30% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1282nd and 2685th ($2202 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 4th 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 202nd and 230th 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	$18.1	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$9800

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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	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229