Columbia cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Columbia
Columbia, SC had 870,193 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 93.7, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,226
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,257
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
96.3
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
88.3
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
25.8 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$70,788
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.49%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in South Carolina
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in South Carolina · Medicaid · South Carolina overview
Related comparisons
From Columbia
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Columbia.
- Columbia and San Francisco · rent gap $2,471
- Columbia and San Jose · rent gap $2,046
- Columbia and Boston · rent gap $1,782
- Columbia and New York · rent gap $1,745
- Columbia and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,738
- Columbia and San Diego · rent gap $1,597
- Columbia and Miami · rent gap $1,338
- Columbia and Seattle · rent gap $1,323
Nearby metros
Next in the population ranking: El Paso, Charleston, Cape Coral