Columbus vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
906K
935K

The cost of living in Columbus is 116% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 1248th and 5340th ($2252 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 437th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 2364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kitakyushu

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Columbus Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.23
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964