Columbus vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
906K
1.2M

The cost of living in Columbus is 125% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1248th and 5674th ($2252 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 664th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hiroshima

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Columbus Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.42
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$7209

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983