Columbus vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
906K
10.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 227% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1476th and 7169th ($2145 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 97th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 249th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$20945

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$1903
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69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
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$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
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$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
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$1890
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$1897
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$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
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$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
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$1481
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$1853
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$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
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$774
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$916
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$611
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$461
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$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
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$1588
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$794
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$764
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$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
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$936
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$823
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$818
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$877
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$569
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$803
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$758
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$443
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$655
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$451
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$581
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$724
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$771
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$764
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$649
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$702
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$522
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$664
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$609
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$590
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$579
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$598