Columbus vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2905
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$2545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
906K
824K

The cost of living in Columbus is 92% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1248th and 4661st ($2252 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 58th 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sakai

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Columbus Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$5592

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1086
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1094
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1094
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1030
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1043
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1132
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1140
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1034
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1362
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$1014
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1048
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1084
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1169
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1037
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1125
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1054
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1052