Columbus vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
906K
13.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 221% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1686th and 7496th ($2127 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 93rd 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 Tianjin. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 96th and 2445th 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
$18.3
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$19275

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547