Cost of living in Columbia

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#142
City Cost of Living Rank
Index: 57 (New York City = 100)
Cost of living in Columbia vs. United States overall average
Columbia Cost of Living Breakdown

Restaurants

 
Cost
Range
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.00
$12.00 $20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
$8.50 $14.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.45
$2.00 $3.00

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Groceries

 
Cost
Range
Bread
1 loaf
$3.40
$1.86 $7.72
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.37
$3.08 $13.23
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
$3.40 $5.00

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Transportation

 
Cost
Range
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.89
$2.69 $3.20
Monthly public transit pass ?? --
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,111.37
$30K $37K

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Housing

 
Cost
Range
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.80
$50.00 $90.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,025.00
$800.00 $2K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $783.33
$650.00 $1K

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Childcare

 
Cost
Range
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,200.00
$1K $1K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,100.00
$11K $15K

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Entertainment and Sports

 
Cost
Range
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.50
$3.00 $7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.60
$3.00 $6.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
$6.50 $9.38

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Clothing

 
Cost
Range
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.00
$25.00 $125.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.33
$20.00 $45.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.17
$50.00 $120.00

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