CityCostLedger

CITY LEDGER · 2024

Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH metro area. Prices overall are −4.5% versus the US average.

LINE ITEMS (US = 100)

  • Housing (rents)87.9−12.1%
  • Goods93.6−6.4%
  • Utilities95.5−4.5%
  • Other services98.9−1.1%

ALL PRICES95.5

SALARY THAT MATCHES

  • $60,000 at US average$57,281
  • $100,000 at US average$95,469
  • $150,000 at US average$143,204

Price level in 2019: 95.6 (−0.2% relative change since).

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BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. RPPs compare price levels between places in the same year; they don't measure inflation over time. Method.

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