Columbus vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
906K
9.07M

The cost of living in Columbus is 294% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1512th and 8245th ($2181 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 217th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Shenyang

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Columbus Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$24707

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501