Columbus vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$2374
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
87
73
🏙️ Population
906K
594K

The cost of living in Columbus is 120% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5322nd ($2202 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 389th 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 2.4 months in Kagoshima. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Kagoshima ranked 231st in Japan, while ranked 202nd and 1545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kagoshima

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Columbus Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$36.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$2696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$9009

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$929
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$925
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$915
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$926
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$925
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$923
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$911
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$908
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$914
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$885
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$890
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$882
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$896
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$863
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$902
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$871
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$895
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$867
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$850
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$904
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$875
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$850
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$862
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$893
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$861
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$885
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$886
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$860
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$879
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$911
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$859
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$860
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$864
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$931
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$1011