Columbus vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	906K	5.45M

The cost of living in Columbus is 25% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1634th and 370th ($2140 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 266th and 2nd 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	$20.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863