Columbus vs Valencia, Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$787
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$206
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	30
😀 Quality of life	88	34
🏙️ Population	906K	1.48M

The cost of living in Columbus is 172% more expensive than in Valencia, Venezuela. Cities ranked 1634th and 6841st ($2140 vs $787) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 32nd in the United States and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United States vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Valencia, Venezuela. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Venezuela ranked 11th in Venezuela, while ranked 266th and 8582nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Valencia, Venezuela

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	Columbus	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$14.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$22.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$321
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$76.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$3014

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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 Valencia, Venezuela

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Los Guayos	$774
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tocuyito	$764
15 km or 9.2 mi	Guacara	$855
33 km or 21 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
43 km or 27 mi	El Limon	$723
43 km or 27 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
45 km or 28 mi	Maracay	$756
48 km or 30 mi	Palo Negro	$763
49 km or 31 mi	Santa Rita	$758
58 km or 36 mi	Turmero	$863
60 km or 37 mi	Cagua	$819
73 km or 46 mi	La Victoria	$847
78 km or 49 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
84 km or 52 mi	San Felipe	$788
86 km or 53 mi	San Carlos	$839
107 km or 66 mi	Los Teques	$1025
116 km or 72 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
122 km or 76 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
122 km or 76 mi	Cua	$748
122 km or 76 mi	Caracas	$1253
124 km or 77 mi	Yaritagua	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Charallave	$801
126 km or 78 mi	La Guaira	$1058
134 km or 83 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
139 km or 86 mi	Cabudare	$704
147 km or 91 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
148 km or 92 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
148 km or 92 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
148 km or 92 mi	Acarigua	$771
149 km or 93 mi	Araure	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Calabozo	$900
163 km or 101 mi	Guatire	$947
164 km or 102 mi	Guarenas	$954
175 km or 109 mi	Quibor	$729
180 km or 112 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
201 km or 125 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
223 km or 138 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
227 km or 141 mi	Carora	$729
229 km or 142 mi	Guanare	$769
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566