Columbus vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
88
38
🏙️ Population
906K
7.82M

The cost of living in Columbus is 191% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1476th and 6735th ($2145 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 249th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.06
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$17921

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$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
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$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
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51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
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$1683
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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
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$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
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$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529