Columbus vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Columbus Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
906K
662K

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1634th and 890th ($2140 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 266th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Columbus vs Vancouver

Prices for goods and services in Columbus and Vancouver are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Columbus Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$5.84
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$21273

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884