Boston vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2447
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$1721
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
676K
935K

The cost of living in Boston is 247% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 35th and 5571st ($3345 vs $963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 536th 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 1.8 months in Kitakyushu. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Kitakyushu ranked 289th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 1910th 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
$22.1
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$3114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$2080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$39.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$8058

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887