Columbus vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
906K
1.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 98% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1686th and 5151st ($2127 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 152nd 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 Saitama. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Saitama

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Columbus Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$15321

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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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102