Beijing vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$5415
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1315
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	21.9M	906K

The cost of living in Beijing is 52% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4887th and 1282nd ($1065 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1143rd 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 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 202nd 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	$3.9	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$10456

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861