Columbus vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	906K	750K

The cost of living in Columbus is 16% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1686th and 2723rd ($2127 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 95th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 96th and 326th 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	$18.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$13280

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429