Boston vs Hachioji - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hachioji
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$3299
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1246
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$2368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
676K
576K

The cost of living in Boston is 172% more expensive than in Hachioji. Cities ranked 24th and 4202nd ($3547 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 23rd 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 1.8 months in Hachioji. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hachioji ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 103rd and 670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hachioji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$3.82
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$5673
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$3094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$14525

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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 Hachioji

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Akishima
$1129
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Hino
$1116
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Akiruno
$1123
8.1 km or 5 mi Fussa
$1114
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Tachikawa
$1109
11 km or 7 mi Hamura
$1106
11 km or 7.1 mi Kunitachi
$1089
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashimurayama
$1107
12 km or 7.5 mi Sagamihara
$1042
12 km or 7.6 mi Mizuho
$1106
13 km or 7.8 mi Tama
$1065
13 km or 8.2 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
14 km or 8.7 mi Kokubunji
$1099
14 km or 8.7 mi Ome
$1101
15 km or 9 mi Fuchu
$1122
15 km or 9.5 mi Aikawa
$993
16 km or 10 mi Kodaira
$1124
17 km or 10 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
17 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Machida
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Uenohara
$1064
20 km or 12 mi Iruma
$1108
20 km or 13 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
20 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
21 km or 13 mi Hanno
$1105
21 km or 13 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Higashikurume
$1111
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Sayama
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Kiyose
$1105
23 km or 14 mi Musashino
$1136
24 km or 15 mi Yamato
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Komae
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Ebina
$908
26 km or 16 mi Miyoshi
$1088
26 km or 16 mi Atsugi
$948
26 km or 16 mi Niiza
$1107
27 km or 17 mi Hidaka
$1103