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Upper Darby, PA vs Columbus, OH

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Is it cheaper to live in Columbus or is it cheaper to live in Upper Darby?
- Columbus is 14.5% less expensive than Upper Darby.

Which city has more affordable housing, Columbus or Upper Darby?
- Columbus housing costs are 48.6% more expensive than Upper Darby housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Upper Darby or is Health Care more affordable in Columbus.
- Health related expenses are 11.4% less in Columbus.
 Upper Darby, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Overall  Unlock91.4100
 Food & Groceries101.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock89.5100
 Housing47.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$220,100$338,100
 Utilities108  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock90.1100
 Miscellaneous129.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Upper Darby    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I like Upper Darby I've been there for TWO YEARS it's time for a change I just would like to move to another  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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