Columbus vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
58
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
906K
788K

The cost of living in Columbus is 115% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1686th and 5724th ($2127 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 492nd 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hamamatsu

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Columbus Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$16739

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941