cost
Cost of Living Index
Columbus
74.2
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
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
New York metropolitan area wins on 15 of 26 metrics compared to Columbus.
cost
Columbus
74.2
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
safety
Columbus
57.8
city
New York metropolitan area
69.7
city
housing
Columbus
$1,858
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,660
city
jobs
Columbus
$6,923/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$6,964/mo
city
health
Columbus
59
city
New York metropolitan area
71.8
city
environment
Columbus
21.1 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
20.4 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Columbus
194 Mbps
city
New York metropolitan area
195 Mbps
city
demographics
Columbus
2.6%
city
New York metropolitan area
2.7%
city
economy
Columbus
$6,399/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$4,477/mo
city
economy
Columbus
6.0%
city
New York metropolitan area
8.7%
city
education
Columbus
71.2
city
New York metropolitan area
50.2
city
environment
Columbus
58.2
city
New York metropolitan area
62.4
city
environment
Columbus
30.4 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
41.5 ug/m3
city
health
Columbus
79.4 years
city
New York metropolitan area
81.2 years
city
health
Columbus
31.2%
city
New York metropolitan area
20.2%
city
housing
Columbus
$10,156/sqm
city
New York metropolitan area
$14,843/sqm
city
housing
Columbus
$3,580/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,907/mo
city
housing
Columbus
9.7x
city
New York metropolitan area
13.0x
city
jobs
Columbus
8.3%
city
New York metropolitan area
4.0%
city
quality
Columbus
5.1
city
New York metropolitan area
5.6
city
religion
Columbus
27.2%
city
New York metropolitan area
51.6%
city
religion
Columbus
69.4%
city
New York metropolitan area
42.3%
city
religion
Columbus
41.8%
city
New York metropolitan area
24.9%
city
safety
Columbus
18.6 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
11.9 per 100k
city
safety
Columbus
13.8 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
32.0 per 100k
city
transport
Columbus
73.2
city
New York metropolitan area
48
city