Columbus vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	21
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	906K	6.56M

The cost of living in Columbus is 254% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1686th and 7929th ($2127 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 96th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Shaoyang

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	Columbus	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$11939

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615