cost
Cost of Living Index
Columbus
74.2
city
New York City
44.8
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 15 of 26 metrics compared to New York City.
cost
Columbus
74.2
city
New York City
44.8
city
safety
Columbus
57.8
city
New York City
68.2
city
housing
Columbus
$1,858
city
New York City
$2,318
city
jobs
Columbus
$6,923/mo
city
New York City
$4,440/mo
city
health
Columbus
59
city
New York City
55.3
city
environment
Columbus
21.1 ug/m3
city
New York City
37.2 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Columbus
194 Mbps
city
New York City
236 Mbps
city
demographics
Columbus
2.6%
city
New York City
2.8%
city
economy
Columbus
6.0%
city
New York City
6.5%
city
economy
Columbus
$6,399/mo
city
New York City
$4,778/mo
city
education
Columbus
71.2
city
New York City
70.2
city
environment
Columbus
30.4 ug/m3
city
New York City
37.8 ug/m3
city
environment
Columbus
58.2
city
New York City
58.9
city
health
Columbus
79.4 years
city
New York City
72.0 years
city
health
Columbus
31.2%
city
New York City
16.1%
city
housing
Columbus
$3,580/mo
city
New York City
$2,889/mo
city
housing
Columbus
9.7x
city
New York City
10.5x
city
housing
Columbus
$10,156/sqm
city
New York City
$14,991/sqm
city
jobs
Columbus
8.3%
city
New York City
10.5%
city
quality
Columbus
5.1
city
New York City
5.2
city
religion
Columbus
69.4%
city
New York City
46.6%
city
religion
Columbus
27.2%
city
New York City
41.2%
city
religion
Columbus
41.8%
city
New York City
61.2%
city
safety
Columbus
18.6 per 100k
city
New York City
11.7 per 100k
city
safety
Columbus
13.8 per 100k
city
New York City
55.3 per 100k
city
transport
Columbus
73.2
city
New York City
48.8
city