Columbus vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
906K
11.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 165% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6270th ($2202 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 202nd and 2093rd 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
$18.1
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$26569

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740