Columbus vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
34
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
906K
7.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 342% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 1282nd and 8516th ($2202 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 536th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 202nd and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$10091

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584