Columbus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
906K
9.37M

The cost of living in Columbus is 220% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1634th and 7494th ($2140 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 266th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hefei

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Columbus Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$8681

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693