Boston vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2609
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$670
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$1287
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
676K
1.6M

The cost of living in Boston is 236% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 24th and 5120th ($3547 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 316th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 103rd and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Fukuoka

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Boston Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$3.66
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$11983

Cost of living in other countries

BostonFukuoka

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850