Columbus, IL Cost Of Living

Columbus cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Columbus	Illinois	National
Cost of living index	76	99	100
Index	Columbus	Illinois	National
Goods & Services index	87	101	100
Groceries index	90	97	100
Health care index	99	101	100
Housing index	41	95	100
Transportation index	92	105	100
Utilities index	106	96	100

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The cost of living in Columbus is 23% lower than the Illinois average.
The cost of living in Columbus is 24% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Columbus is 59% lower than the national average.
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Illinois state income tax is 69% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$32,083	$2,674	$749	$963
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	10.25%

Illinois Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Illinois	3.75%	3.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.00	$16.09	31.6%
Beauty Salon	$22.00	$37.33	41.1%
Toothpaste	$2.78	$2.45	13.7%
Shampoo	$0.86	$1.00	14.4%
Movie	$9.00	$10.28	12.5%
Bowling	$4.00	$4.93	18.9%

Groceries

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.05	$3.80	19.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.40	5.7%
Milk	$2.11	$2.01	4.9%
Potatoes	$2.73	$3.01	9.3%
Pizza	$7.66	$9.89	22.5%
Beer	$8.48	$8.90	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.67	$102.16	16.1%
Doctor	$121.00	$108.36	11.7%
Dentist	$75.67	$92.53	18.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.57	$9.28	3.1%
Lipitor	$480.82	$425.82	12.9%

Housing

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,000.00	$184,700.00	59.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$818.36	$1,202.44	31.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.27	$2.24	0.9%
Tire Balancing	$34.00	$46.29	26.6%

Utilities

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.36	$165.96	6.3%
Phone	$30.52	$28.68	6.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Clayton, IL	607	74	-26%
Mound Station, IL	158	75	-25%
Lima, IL	121	75	-25%
La Prairie, IL	68	76	-24%
Golden, IL	643	77	-23%
Columbus, IL	115	76	-24%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sammy Martinez, TX	115	78	-22%
Kerr, MT	115	112	12%
Hickory, OK	115	76	-24%
Watkins, IA	115	86	-14%
St. Augustine, IL	115	72	-28%
Columbus, IL	115	76	-24%

Source: The Columbus, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Columbus, IL Cost of Living