Columbus vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
88
38
🏙️ Population
906K
7.82M

The cost of living in Columbus is 190% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1248th and 6542nd ($2252 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 242nd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$18304

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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542