Columbus vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$2276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
906K
686K

The cost of living in Columbus is 121% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1686th and 5951st ($2127 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 630th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 246th 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
$18.3
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$16729

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063