Columbus vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
906K
9.4M

The cost of living in Columbus is 217% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1686th and 7431st ($2127 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 96th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Ningbo

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Columbus Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525