Boston vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$1677
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
676K
935K

The cost of living in Boston is 254% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 24th and 5478th ($3547 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 531st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.7 months in Kitakyushu. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kitakyushu ranked 290th in Japan, while ranked 103rd and 2236th 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
$21.6
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$3.78
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$11851

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BostonKitakyushu

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910