3. Columbus, Ohio
Increase in Cost to Live Comfortably: $14,120.68
Percentage Increase in Cost to Live Comfortably: 31.48 percent
The total cost of living in Columbus isn’t extremely high, with less than $60,000 in annual salary necessary to live comfortably. That said, it’s on the rise, up 31.48 percent in 2018 — the third-highest of any city surveyed.