Columbus vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	906K	750K

The cost of living in Columbus is 20% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1512th and 2674th ($2181 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 79th 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 Winnipeg. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 217th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Winnipeg

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	Columbus	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$11646

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714