Columbus vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
34
😀 Quality of life
88
40
🏙️ Population
906K
7.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 341% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 1248th and 8612th ($2252 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 529th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 242nd and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$17189

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$2099
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15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
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$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
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599