Columbus vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
906K
10.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 230% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1512th and 7341st ($2181 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 78th 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 217th and 3389th 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
$19.3
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$21416

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$2105
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$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

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Distance City Cost of living
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$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598