On average, a resident of Columbus, Ohio, spends $1,471 every month on their rent, utilities, food, and gas. And while this is in the cheaper half of our rankings of cities with the lowest living costs, it’s not as affordable as Cincinnati which landed in our top 10 most affordable cities with a monthly total of $1,226. Cleveland—where the average cost of living totals $1,332 each month—is also cheaper than Columbus.1