Columbus vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
906K
686K

The cost of living in Columbus is 127% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1248th and 5761st ($2252 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 2988th 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
$19.9
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103