Columbus vs Funabashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Funabashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3170
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$550
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	97
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	906K	641K

The cost of living in Columbus is 74% more expensive than in Funabashi. Cities ranked 1476th and 4393rd ($2145 vs $1231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 30th 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 1.5 months in Funabashi. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Funabashi ranked 47th in Japan, while ranked 249th and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Funabashi

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	Columbus	Funabashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$5282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$54.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$5.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$40.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$14434

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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 Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1129
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1099
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1057
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1107
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1164
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1059
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1267
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1058
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1104
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1077
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1047
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1134
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1607
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1055
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$1015
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1125
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1044
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$1033
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$1055
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1054
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1098