Columbus vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
906K
11.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 147% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1686th and 6527th ($2127 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 17th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 96th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hangzhou

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Columbus Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$29918

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765