Columbus vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
906K
7.41M

The cost of living in Columbus is 18% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1248th and 379th ($2252 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 242nd and 205th 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
$19.9
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$22381

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623