Columbus vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3045
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
906K
1.6M

The cost of living in Columbus is 94% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1248th and 4702nd ($2252 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 67th 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 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 256th 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
$19.9
$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$47
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$12612

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$1018
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$1021
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$1015
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$1007
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$996
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$988
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$994
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$1003
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$995
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$998
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$980
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$985
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$982
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$1014
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$984
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$975
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$975
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$982
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$982
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$979
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$980
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$994
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$971