Columbus vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
52
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
906K
791K

The cost of living in Columbus is 103% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1248th and 4902nd ($2252 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Niigata

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Columbus Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046