Columbus vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
906K
10.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 232% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1248th and 7055th ($2252 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 115th 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 Dongguan. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 242nd and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Dongguan

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Columbus Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$21927

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623