Columbus vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2538
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1513
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
906K
1.6M

The cost of living in Columbus is 109% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4954th ($2202 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 176th 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 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 177th in Japan, while ranked 202nd and 1177th 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
$18.1
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$62.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$2992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$6355

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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
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871