Boston vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2636
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1480
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
676K
1.6M

The cost of living in Boston is 248% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 30th and 5335th ($3638 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 268th 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 Boston compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 94th and 198th 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
$21.5
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.06
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$6366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$12561

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862