Cost of Living in Columbus

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Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 18.00 $ 13.00-40.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 45.00 $ 40.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 10.00 $ 10.00-16.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 6.00 $ 3.50-6.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 6.50 $ 5.00-8.00
Cappuccino (regular) 5.97 $ 4.00-7.89
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.10 $ 1.99-3.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.16 $ 1.99-2.50
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.13 $ 3.00-5.00
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 3.43 $ 1.75-4.99
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.31 $ 1.00-3.31
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.24 $ 2.00-7.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 4.73 $ 2.50-12.00
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 4.32 $ 3.00-7.88
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 4.16 $ 2.47-10.59
Apples (1 lb) 2.06 $ 1.20-4.20
Banana (1 lb) 0.65 $ 0.59-1.49
Oranges (1 lb) 1.25 $ 1.25-4.00
Tomato (1 lb) 1.64 $ 1.00-3.29
Potato (1 lb) 0.75 $ 0.75-4.00
Onion (1 lb) 0.84 $ 0.84-4.79
Lettuce (1 head) 2.18 $ 1.29-3.50
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.83 $ 1.50-2.99
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 14.00 $ 9.00-30.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.73 $ 1.43-3.56
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.25 $ 1.25-6.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 6.00 $ 6.00-7.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) ?
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) ?
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 4.00 $ 3.00-5.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.56 $ 2.56-2.56
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 30.00 $ 30.00-30.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 3.15 $ 2.72-3.50
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 32,000.00 $ 30,000.00-35,026.16
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 26,572.13 $ 23,000.00-28,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 187.86 $ 125.00-500.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 40.33 $ 34.89-60.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 63.57 $ 45.00-100.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 10.00 $
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) ?
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 10.00 $ 8.50-15.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 900.00 $ 600.00-1,200.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 18,342.00 $ 18,000.00-18,684.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 45.00 $ 30.00-79.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 30.00 $ 30.00-30.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 86.14 $ 65.00-125.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 110.00 $ 69.99-175.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,250.00 $ 1,100.00-1,400.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 1,200.00 $
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,400.00 $
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre ?
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 124.95 $
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 124.95 $
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 3,659.00 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 6.57 6.19-6.80

Prices in Columbus, Georgia

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1 Comments so far
Shikica Jackson on May 10, 2020:
The median income is wrong. The average income is half of shat you have listed. So rent is Going up but the salaries aren’t.