Columbus vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
906K
662K

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1248th and 512th ($2252 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Vancouver

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Columbus Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743