Columbus vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	906K	726K

The cost of living in Columbus is 106% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1476th and 5219th ($2145 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 381st 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 249th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Columbus	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$16298

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Cities near Columbus

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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143