Columbus vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$713
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	87	41
🏙️ Population	906K	7.01M

The cost of living in Columbus is 238% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7192nd ($2202 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 175th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 202nd and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Zhumadian

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	Columbus	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$12038

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$608
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$584
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$658
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$599
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$617
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$570
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$629
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$554
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$660
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$554
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$622
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$543
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$624
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$624
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$541
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$601
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$539
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$643
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$650
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$600
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$605
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$621
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$544