Columbus vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
906K
1.52M

The cost of living in Columbus is 105% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4822nd ($2202 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 202nd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kobe

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Columbus Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$9012

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015