Columbus vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
906K
12.6M

The cost of living in Columbus is 332% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1248th and 8506th ($2252 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 242nd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$19861

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$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619