Columbus vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1348
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2367
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$3072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
79
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
906K
568K

The cost of living in Columbus is 5% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1686th and 1407th ($2127 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 17th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 96th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Surrey

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Columbus Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$12497

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798