Columbus vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
906K
8.78M

The cost of living in Columbus is 238% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1248th and 7155th ($2252 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 142nd 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 242nd and 6224th 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
$19.9
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014