Bijie vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bijie	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1707	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.3	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1289	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	9	73
😀 Quality of life	43	88
🏙️ Population	6.9M	906K

The cost of living in Bijie is 73% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 7844th and 1476th ($584 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 305th 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 2.2 months in Bijie compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Bijie ranked 157th best city to live in China vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 6717th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bijie vs Columbus

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	Bijie	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.73	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3424	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.52	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18453	$15423

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Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540

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