Columbus vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
906K
1.97M

The cost of living in Columbus is 19% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1282nd and 2189th ($2202 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 1st in the United States and Austria, respectively. Check the United States vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 202nd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Vienna

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Columbus Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$14916

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898