Boston vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1588
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
676K
788K

The cost of living in Boston is 231% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 32nd and 5314th ($3467 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 420th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 89th and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$12706

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007