Columbus vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
92
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
906K
2.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 88% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1634th and 4892nd ($2140 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 41st 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 1.7 months in Nagoya. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 266th and 865th 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
$20.9
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$14392

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931