Columbus vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
906K
11.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 167% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1248th and 6287th ($2252 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 242nd and 2189th 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
$19.9
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$22679

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774