Columbus vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$2514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	69
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	906K	518K

The cost of living in Columbus is 115% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1248th and 5301st ($2252 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 409th 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 Utsunomiya. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Utsunomiya

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	Columbus	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$15287

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Cities near Columbus

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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036