Cost Of Living in Columbus, ND

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Columbus	North Dakota	National
Cost of living	87	94	100
Goods & Services	99	96	100
Groceries	92	93	100
Health care	115	111	100
Housing	59	85	100
Transportation	104	100	100
Utilities	97	99	100

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The cost of living in Columbus is 7% lower than the North Dakota average
The cost of living in Columbus is 13% lower than the national average
Columbus housing is 41% lower than the national average
North Dakota general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
North Dakota state income tax is 58% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

North Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Dakota	5%	8%

North Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Dakota	1.1%	2.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.55	$24.26	19.4%
Beauty Salon	$47.78	$45.56	4.9%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.28	12.5%
Movie	$12.67	$12.13	4.4%
Bowling	$7.50	$18.00	58.3%

Groceries

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.62	$5.84	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.48	$4.67	4.1%
Potatoes	$4.65	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$12.31	$12.09	1.8%
Beer	$10.75	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.01	$125.68	11.4%
Doctor	$166.95	$135.78	23.0%
Dentist	$135.25	$113.29	19.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.02	$10.65	5.9%
Lipitor	$518.15	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,600.00	$184,700.00	40.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,924.65	$2,346.69	18.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$71.21	$59.92	18.8%

Utilities

Item	Columbus	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.72	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$194.52	$192.25	1.2%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Larson, ND	0	99	1.0%
Portal, ND	132	84	16.0%
Lignite, ND	157	86	14.3%
Noonan, ND	180	88	11.9%
Columbus, ND	74	87	12.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Port Alexander, AK	74	105	4.6%
Willow Creek, AK	74	118	18.0%
Woodruff, AZ	74	108	7.6%
Hornitos, CA	74	111	10.7%
Oakville, CA	74	120	20.0%
Columbus, ND	74	87	12.9%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Columbus, ND