Columbus vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
906K
10.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 274% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7769th ($2202 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 350th 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 Dongguan. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 202nd and 2370th 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
$18.1
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$16599

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611