Columbus vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
87
54
🏙️ Population
906K
7.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 194% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6575th ($2202 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 49th 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 202nd and 6005th 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
$18.1
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$23682

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677