Boston vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$1425
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
676K
720K

The cost of living in Boston is 276% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 24th and 5814th ($3547 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 103rd and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Okayama

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Boston Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545