Columbus vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	906K	750K

The cost of living in Columbus is 16% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1634th and 2623rd ($2140 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 86th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 266th and 292nd 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	$20.9	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$15143

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310