Columbus vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
906K
17.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 134% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5744th ($2202 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 202nd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$24305

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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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584