Boston vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$1576
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
676K
935K

The cost of living in Boston is 239% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 27th and 5054th ($3652 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 117th 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 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Kitakyushu ranked 304th in Japan, while ranked 71st and 2677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kitakyushu

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Boston Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$4631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$39.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$8.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$12730

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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 Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917