Columbus vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	906K	594K

The cost of living in Columbus is 105% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1634th and 5226th ($2140 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 175th 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 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 266th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kawaguchi

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	Columbus	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$15187

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101