Boston vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$3099
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$566
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1683
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
676K
975K

The cost of living in Boston is 188% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 30th and 4647th ($3638 vs $1263) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 26th 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 1.3 months in Chiba. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Chiba ranked 38th in Japan, while ranked 94th and 943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Chiba

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Boston Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$427
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1190
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$3966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$74.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$64.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$15473

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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 Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051