Columbus vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	906K	4.84M

The cost of living in Columbus is 16% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1476th and 745th ($2145 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 249th 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	$18.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$17957

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683