Boston vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
676K
788K

The cost of living in Boston is 224% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 35th and 5093rd ($3345 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 262nd 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 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$15188

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954