Columbus vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1884
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
58
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
906K
738K

The cost of living in Columbus is 132% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1248th and 5889th ($2252 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 802nd 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 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 2570th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kumamoto

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Columbus Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$425
🏫 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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919