Columbus vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
906K
1.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 103% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1634th and 5168th ($2140 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 266th and 1050th 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
$20.9
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096