Columbus vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$4466
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$1794
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$4100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
906K
1.43M

The cost of living in Columbus is 8% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1512th and 1930th ($2181 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 1571st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 64th vs 34th best cities to live in the United States, and 217th vs 124th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs San Antonio

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Columbus San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$6.22
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2178
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2233
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2210
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1719
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$944
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$748
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2209
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2240
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2094
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1828
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2177
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2154