Columbus vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
97
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
906K
18.7M

The cost of living in Columbus is 197% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6607th ($2202 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 202nd and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Guangzhou

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Columbus Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.16
🍾 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
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620