Boston vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2574
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$1285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
676K
1.6M

The cost of living in Boston is 243% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 27th and 5117th ($3652 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 151st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 71st and 1848th 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
$22
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$3.62
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$12707

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860