Columbus vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$3804
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
906K
7.41M

The cost of living in Columbus is 22% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1476th and 427th ($2145 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 249th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$7.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$22706

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$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598