Columbus vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1532
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$809
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
88
49
🏙️ Population
906K
6.65M

The cost of living in Columbus is 255% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1634th and 7957th ($2140 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 249th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 266th and 6806th 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
$20.9
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$10039

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$589
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$648
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$518
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$605
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$564
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$571
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$569
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$739
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$609
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$622
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$586
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$589
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$610
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$766
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$632
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$592
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$793
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$518
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$560
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$758
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$593
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$608
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$528
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$778
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$535
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$565
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$560
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$600
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$600
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$593
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$801
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$638
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$570
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$542
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$623
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$603
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619