Columbus vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$604
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
31
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
906K
7.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 305% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 1686th and 8565th ($2127 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 466th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 96th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Luoyang

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Columbus Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$19226

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$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598