Beijing vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	906K

The cost of living in Beijing is 53% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5387th and 1476th ($1016 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1323rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 989th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Columbus

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	Beijing	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$15423

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858