Boston vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1899
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
676K
594K

The cost of living in Boston is 267% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 30th and 5728th ($3638 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 495th 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 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 94th and 2240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kagoshima

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Boston Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$33.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$12648

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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 Kagoshima

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$923
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$924
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$914
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$921
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$919
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$916
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$916
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$913
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$911
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$887
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$893
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$887
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$903
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$865
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$911
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$878
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$909
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$833
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$838
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$906
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$899
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$845
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$898
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$902
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$899
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$897
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$957
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$896
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$891
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$904
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$896
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$893
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$895
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$907
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$960