Columbus vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
906K
1.33M

The cost of living in Columbus is 117% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1248th and 5386th ($2252 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 592nd 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
$19.9
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075