Boston vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$2036
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
676K
1.46M

The cost of living in Boston is 186% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 32nd and 4577th ($3467 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 89th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kyoto

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Boston Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$7456

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073