Columbus vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
58
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
906K
738K

The cost of living in Columbus is 149% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6050th ($2202 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 832nd 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 Kumamoto. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Kumamoto ranked 325th in Japan, while ranked 202nd and 2098th 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
$18.1
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$8419

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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

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932