Columbus vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
906K
17.5M

The cost of living in Columbus is 126% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1686th and 6106th ($2127 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 96th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Shenzhen

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Columbus Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638