Columbus vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3605
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1385
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$2483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
906K
2.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 80% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1248th and 4466th ($2252 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 35th 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 months in Nagoya. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Nagoya

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Columbus Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$12650

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027