Columbus vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
906K
11.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 164% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1512th and 6563rd ($2181 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 20th 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 217th and 2980th 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
$19.3
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$28925

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753