Columbus vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	73	28
😀 Quality of life	88	41
🏙️ Population	906K	6.23M

The cost of living in Columbus is 228% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 1476th and 7175th ($2145 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 100th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 249th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Xinyang

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	Columbus	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$8587

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558