Columbus vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
906K
788K

The cost of living in Columbus is 115% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1248th and 5314th ($2252 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 420th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$12706

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007