Columbus vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Columbus Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
88
39
🏙️ Population
906K
6.56M

The cost of living in Columbus is 268% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1248th and 7649th ($2252 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 242nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Columbus vs Shaoyang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Columbus vs Shaoyang

Prices for goods and services in Columbus and Shaoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Columbus Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$10066

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610