Columbus vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
21
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
906K
6.56M

The cost of living in Columbus is 254% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1634th and 7943rd ($2140 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 266th and 7142nd 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
$20.9
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619