Columbus vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
906K
17.7M

The cost of living in Columbus is 135% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1248th and 5948th ($2252 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 242nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618