Columbus vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$760
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
906K
6.65M

The cost of living in Columbus is 269% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1248th and 7667th ($2252 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 272nd 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 135th in China, while ranked 242nd and 6641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$5721

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$600
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$618
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$603
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$612
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$601
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$584
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$570
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$746
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$594
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$582
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$595
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$611
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$611
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$783
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$628
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$590
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$852
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$497
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$558
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$813
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$599
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$623
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$538
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$780
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$592
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$552
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$566
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$556
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$612
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$614
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$596
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$808
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$663
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$573
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$521
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$605
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$618
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610