A cost-of-living index around 69 means mid-range travellers get by on roughly $104 a day, and that value runs through every part of the trip. John Glenn Columbus International clears arrivals in under 30 minutes on a good day, with shorter queues than the big hubs, and four BNPL options at checkout for anyone splitting a $129 fare from New York into instalments. This is not a bucket-list city; it is a well-run one, best suited to travellers who would rather eat well and skip the crowds than chase a skyline.
