Columbus vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
54
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
906K
791K

The cost of living in Columbus is 108% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1686th and 5487th ($2127 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 2415th 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
$18.3
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032