Columbus vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$2218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
906K
1.86M

The cost of living in Columbus is 8% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1634th and 2081st ($2140 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 1st in the United States and Poland, respectively. Check the United States vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 266th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Warsaw

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Columbus Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$15882

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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
$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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445