Boston vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
676K
738K

The cost of living in Boston is 280% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 30th and 5985th ($3638 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 651st 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 94th and 1814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kumamoto

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Boston Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.43
🧅 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
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$12557

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909