Columbus vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2941
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$599
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$1002
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$1959
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
906K
2.75M

The cost of living in Columbus is 76% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1512th and 4626th ($2181 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 29th 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 Osaka. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 217th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Osaka

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Columbus Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$13640

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997