Columbus vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
86
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
906K
2.79M

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1282nd and 571st ($2202 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 6th 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 Toronto. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 202nd and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Toronto

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Columbus Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190