cost
Cost of Living Index
Columbus74.2 / 0
New York65.8 / 100
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.
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Winner
New York wins on 12 of 22 metrics compared to Columbus.
Top trade-offs
Columbus leads safety, rent, and housing; New York leads cost, jobs, and health.
cost
Columbus
74.2
city
New York
65.8
city
safety
Columbus
57.8
city
New York
44.8
city
housing
Columbus
$1,858
city
New York
$2,493
city
housing
Columbus
9.7x
city
New York
16.4x
city
jobs
Columbus
$6,923/mo
city
New York
$3,867/mo
city
jobs
Columbus
8.3%
city
New York
4.6%
city
health
Columbus
59
city
New York
61.6
city
health
Columbus
79.4 years
city
New York
72.2 years
city
environment
Columbus
21.1 ug/m3
city
New York
12.5 ug/m3
city
environment
Columbus
58.2
city
New York
71.7
city
infrastructure
Columbus
194 Mbps
city
New York
154 Mbps
city
demographics
Columbus
2.6%
city
New York
3.9%
city
education
Columbus
71.2
city
New York
54.2
city
transport
Columbus
73.2
city
New York
62.6
city
safety
Columbus
18.6 per 100k
city
New York
28.6 per 100k
city
safety
Columbus
13.8 per 100k
city
New York
26.7 per 100k
city
health
Columbus
31.2%
city
New York
12.1%
city
quality
Columbus
5.1
city
New York
6.6
city
housing
Columbus
$10,156/sqm
city
New York
$10,079/sqm
city
religion
Columbus
27.2%
city
New York
37.7%
city
religion
Columbus
69.4%
city
New York
74.4%
city
religion
Columbus
41.8%
city
New York
66.8%
city