Columbus vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2609
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$670
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	80
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	906K	1.6M

The cost of living in Columbus is 103% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1476th and 5120th ($2145 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 316th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 249th and 1739th 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	$18.9	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$11983

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850