Columbus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
906K
24.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 98% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1248th and 4780th ($2252 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 242nd and 571st 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
$19.9
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$31401

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774