Columbus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Columbus Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5508
$3810
🏠 One person rent
$1233
$625
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1670
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3914
$1346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
906K
24.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 78% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1239th and 4359th ($2103 vs $1183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd and 6th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Columbus ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 187th and 473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Shanghai

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Columbus Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$2594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$1339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8547
$17716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3396
$9564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.43
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.62
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1534
$1302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23919
$24851

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$1943
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$1961
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1863
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$1888
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1875
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$1821
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1664
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1863
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1726
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1766
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1778
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1728
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1583
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1713
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1698
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1631
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1624
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1436
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1624
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1641
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1653
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1647
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1467
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1661
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1584
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1687
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1667
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1662
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1368
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1734
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1463
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1481
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1409
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1720
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1673
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1660
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1555
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1643

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1064
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$770
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$815
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$797
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1073
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$695
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$743
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$781
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$756
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$813
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$722
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$722
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$668
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$844
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$707
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$762
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$743
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$752
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$717
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$849
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$687
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$704
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$712
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$635
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$718
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$654
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$634
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$716
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$590
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$659
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$664
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$712
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$734
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$707
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$635
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$744
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$755
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$655
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$762