Columbus vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
906K
13.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 217% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1248th and 6862nd ($2252 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 242nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Tianjin

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Columbus Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618