Columbus vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$1071
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
906K
7.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 213% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1512th and 7113th ($2181 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 51st 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 217th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Yantai

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Columbus Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$12503

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$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

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Distance City Cost of living
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$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688