Columbus vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1541
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$308
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$814
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
906K
6.65M

The cost of living in Columbus is 249% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1686th and 7862nd ($2127 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 190th 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 Hengyang. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 96th and 6777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hengyang

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Columbus Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$8641

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$2080
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$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
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$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$584
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$638
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$511
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$601
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$572
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$564
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$567
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$730
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$602
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$617
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$583
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$584
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$603
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$760
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$630
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$588
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$807
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$498
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$557
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$814
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$587
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$605
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$533
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$769
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$529
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$563
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$556
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$599
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$596
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$588
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$795
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$634
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$568
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$539
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$610
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$595
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615