Columbus vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1557
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
82
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
906K
1.6M

The cost of living in Columbus is 110% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1634th and 5437th ($2140 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 300th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 266th and 919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Fukuoka

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Columbus Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.46
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$11926

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824