Columbus vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
49
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
906K
8.78M

The cost of living in Columbus is 230% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1634th and 7630th ($2140 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 266th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Quanzhou

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Columbus Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954