Columbus vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$1792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
58
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
906K
738K

The cost of living in Columbus is 140% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1476th and 6073rd ($2145 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 825th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 2 months in Kumamoto. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Kumamoto ranked 343rd in Japan, while ranked 249th and 2451st 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
$18.9
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$4226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$11936

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$2084
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13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
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15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882