cost
Cost of Living Index
Columbus
74.2
city
Los Angeles
72
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Columbus wins on 16 of 26 metrics compared to Los Angeles.
cost
Columbus
74.2
city
Los Angeles
72
city
safety
Columbus
57.8
city
Los Angeles
46.8
city
housing
Columbus
$1,858
city
Los Angeles
$1,964
city
jobs
Columbus
$6,923/mo
city
Los Angeles
$6,737/mo
city
health
Columbus
59
city
Los Angeles
72.7
city
environment
Columbus
21.1 ug/m3
city
Los Angeles
28.9 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Columbus
194 Mbps
city
Los Angeles
188 Mbps
city
demographics
Columbus
2.6%
city
Los Angeles
0.7%
city
economy
Columbus
$6,399/mo
city
Los Angeles
$7,224/mo
city
economy
Columbus
6.0%
city
Los Angeles
9.5%
city
education
Columbus
71.2
city
Los Angeles
51.2
city
environment
Columbus
58.2
city
Los Angeles
59.3
city
environment
Columbus
30.4 ug/m3
city
Los Angeles
30.5 ug/m3
city
health
Columbus
31.2%
city
Los Angeles
26.4%
city
health
Columbus
79.4 years
city
Los Angeles
79.9 years
city
housing
Columbus
9.7x
city
Los Angeles
13.4x
city
housing
Columbus
$3,580/mo
city
Los Angeles
$2,169/mo
city
housing
Columbus
$10,156/sqm
city
Los Angeles
$7,581/sqm
city
jobs
Columbus
8.3%
city
Los Angeles
8.8%
city
quality
Columbus
5.1
city
Los Angeles
5.3
city
religion
Columbus
27.2%
city
Los Angeles
15.0%
city
religion
Columbus
69.4%
city
Los Angeles
44.1%
city
religion
Columbus
41.8%
city
Los Angeles
43.1%
city
safety
Columbus
18.6 per 100k
city
Los Angeles
19.2 per 100k
city
safety
Columbus
13.8 per 100k
city
Los Angeles
61.5 per 100k
city
transport
Columbus
73.2
city
Los Angeles
49.2
city