Cost of living comparison
compared to
Boise vs. Osaka Cost of Living Summary
Boise is 75.4% more expensive than Osaka.
Boise vs. Osaka Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Boise instead of Osaka, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Osaka
|
Boise
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.33
¥992
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
¥784
|
$13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
¥220
|
$2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥114
|
$2.00
|
|
Osaka vs. Boise - Cost of restaurants
pay 51.8% more for groceries
|
Osaka
|
Boise
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
¥207
|
$3.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
¥754
|
$7.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
¥876
|
$3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
¥327
|
$4.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
¥664
|
$5.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
¥239
|
$2.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
¥140
|
$0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
¥146
|
$1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
¥287
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
¥109
|
$1.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
¥82
|
$1.20
|
|
Osaka vs. Boise - Cost of groceries
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Osaka
|
Boise
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.09
¥642
|
$4.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.27
¥5,061
|
$42.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,725.38
¥3M
|
$36,341.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.10
¥4,565
|
$14.60
|
|
Osaka vs. Boise - Cost of transportation
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Osaka
|
Boise
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
¥4,803
|
$75.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.14
¥110K
|
$1,615.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$507.53
¥79,614
|
$1,281.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.02
¥16,632
|
$132.70
|
|
Osaka vs. Boise - Cost of housing
pay 86.0% more for childcare
|
Osaka
|
Boise
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.34
¥80,995
|
$973.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,074.87
¥2M
|
$24,000.00
|
|
Osaka vs. Boise - Cost of childcare
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Osaka
|
Boise
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
¥422
|
$6.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
¥460
|
$6.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
¥615
|
$9.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.82
¥7,815
|
$39.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.02
¥1,886
|
$12.50
|
|
Osaka vs. Boise - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Osaka
|
Boise
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.85
¥7,507
|
$53.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.58
¥4,797
|
$41.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.22
¥11,485
|
$89.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.04
¥14,124
|
$108.98
|
|
Osaka vs. Boise - Cost of clothing
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