Columbus vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
906K
10.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 208% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1634th and 7308th ($2140 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 67th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 266th and 3241st 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
$20.9
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$25442

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620