Columbus vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5537
$6416
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$1839
🏘️ Family rent
$2554
$3600
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4108
$3317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
906K
7.41M

The cost of living in Columbus is 20% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1270th and 311th ($2182 vs $2733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1162nd and 1st 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.2 months in Hong Kong. Columbus ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 182nd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hong Kong

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Columbus Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$6.57
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1412
$2172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3043
$4490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2050
$3058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8711
$30574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3929
$20548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.5
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$24.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1554
$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23868
$20404

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2061
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2050
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1958
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2063
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1981
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2086
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1711
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1975
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1899
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1882
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1853
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1715
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1814
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1839
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1787
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1720
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1582
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1715
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1730
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1764
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1762
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1776
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1744
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1530
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1746
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1738
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1758
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1756
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1785
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1565
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1760
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1698
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1659
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1756
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1757
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1730
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1603
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1757

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$617
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1621
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$512
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$621
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$603
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$636
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$755
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1051
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$600
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$767
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$844
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$769
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$746
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$778
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$796
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$911
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$932
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$799
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$972
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$799
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$823
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$777
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$752
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$469
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$546
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$756
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$811
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$588
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$787
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$665
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$501
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$749
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$595
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$648
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$850
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$510
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$583