Columbus vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
906K
9.37M

The cost of living in Columbus is 211% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6756th ($2202 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 82nd 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 202nd and 3921st 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
$18.1
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$8280

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696