2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Columbus, GA vs Zionsville, IN

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Is it cheaper to live in Zionsville or is it cheaper to live in Columbus?
- Zionsville is 29.4% more expensive than Columbus.

Which city has more affordable housing, Zionsville or Columbus?
- Zionsville housing costs are 263.5% more expensive than Columbus housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Columbus or is Health Care more affordable in Zionsville.
- Health related expenses are 0.6% more in Zionsville.
 Columbus, GAZionsville, INUnited States
 Overall  Unlock100.9100
 Food & Groceries94.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.4100
 Housing43.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$549,500$338,100
 Utilities104  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock93.3100
 Miscellaneous99.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Zionsville    1 Reviews

This is a great area -- close enough to Indianapolis to offer the benefits of a larger city, but if you are in the Village or even some of the newer developments, you  More

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