Columbus vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
87
70
🏙️ Population
906K
788K

The cost of living in Columbus is 113% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5093rd ($2202 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 262nd 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 Hamamatsu. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 202nd and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$15188

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954