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Asia
Tokyo
Japan
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Tokyo compare to Boston?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Tokyo is 31% worse off vs in Boston
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Tokyo compared to Boston, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$43,533
-$68,548 (-61%) vs Boston
Tax Rate: 24%
Weather
How does the weather in Tokyo compare to Boston?
Boston has better overall weather
4.6/10(vs 5.2/10 in Boston)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
19°C(vs 15°C in Boston)
Average Low
13°C(vs 7°C in Boston)
Sunshine Hours
1,877h/yr-757h/yr(-29%)
Average High in hottest month
30°C(vs 28°C in Boston)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs -5°C in Boston)
Rainy Days
109/yr+21/yr(+24%)
Muggy Days
80/yr+52/yr(+183%)
Cloud Cover
47%(same as Boston)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Tokyo compare to Boston?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Tokyo compared to Boston?
SWE Affordability
13.7 years
8.1 years longer than Boston
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Tokyo has around 28 Luma events listed.
That's 3% fewer events than Boston.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Tokyo to maintain the same standard of living.
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