Columbus vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	906K	4.84M

The cost of living in Columbus is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1248th and 312th ($2252 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 242nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sydney

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	Columbus	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$18951

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754