Columbus vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$2834
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
906K
1.97M

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1248th and 1964th ($2252 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.4 months in Vienna. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 242nd and 48th 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
$19.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$15069

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898