Columbus vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
906K
9.4M

The cost of living in Columbus is 224% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1634th and 7558th ($2140 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 266th and 2343rd 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
$20.9
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$15801

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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
$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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538