Columbus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Columbus | Hefei | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Columbus is 210% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1248th and 6780th ($2252 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 68th 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 Hefei. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 242nd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.
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| Columbus | Hefei | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Columbus
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.6 km or 5.3 mi |  Upper Arlington | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Grove | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Gahanna | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Hilliard | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Reynoldsburg | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Dublin | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Westerville | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Pickerington | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Delaware | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Lancaster | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Marysville | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Newark | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Springfield | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Chillicothe | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Marion | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Zanesville | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Xenia | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Fairborn | |
| 94 km or 59 mi | Beavercreek | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Huber Heights | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Mansfield | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Riverside | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Kettering | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Troy | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Athens | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Centerville | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Dayton | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Sidney | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Piqua | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Trotwood | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Ashland | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Lebanon | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Middletown | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Lima | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Wooster | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Mason | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Findlay | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Portsmouth | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | New Philadelphia | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Norwalk |
Cities near Hefei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 48 km or 30 mi |  Chaohu | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Huainan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Lu'an | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Tongcheng | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Ma'anshan | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Tongling | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Wuhu | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Bengbu | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Mingguang | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Chizhou | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Nanjing | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Qianshan | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Anqing | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Jurong | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Fuyang | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Yizheng | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Tianchang | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Suzhou | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Ningguo | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Liyang | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Danyang | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Macheng | |
| 228 km or 141 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Guangde | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Huaibei | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Jieshou | |
| 242 km or 151 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Yongcheng | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Yixing | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Suqian | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Huai'an | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Changzhou | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Taizhou | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Huangshan | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Taixing | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Xuzhou | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Xinghua |