Columbus vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$2185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
906K
686K

The cost of living in Columbus is 139% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1634th and 6285th ($2140 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 266th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Shizuoka

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Columbus Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016