Columbus vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$3317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
906K
518K

The cost of living in Columbus is 10% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1686th and 2232nd ($2127 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 144th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 96th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sheffield

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Columbus Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$6
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$24899

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871