Columbus vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
906K
24.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 85% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4461st ($2202 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 202nd and 558th 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
$18.1
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$28143

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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
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740