Columbus vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
906K
10.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 219% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1686th and 7469th ($2127 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 96th and 3662nd 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
$18.3
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$22205

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$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608