Columbus vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
906K
18.7M

The cost of living in Columbus is 172% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1686th and 6835th ($2127 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 32nd 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 Guangzhou. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 96th and 2285th 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
$18.3
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$16938

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$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
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694