Columbus vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
54
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
906K
525K

The cost of living in Columbus is 20% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1634th and 605th ($2140 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 73rd vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 266th vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sacramento

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Columbus Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$8.04
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848