Columbus vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$1425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
906K
720K

The cost of living in Columbus is 127% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1476th and 5814th ($2145 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 703rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 249th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$16248

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545