Boston vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2833
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
676K
788K

The cost of living in Boston is 239% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 24th and 5196th ($3547 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 365th 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 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 103rd and 3129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$15100

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Cities near Boston

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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$981
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$971
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$919
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$976
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$929
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$975
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$860
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$885
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$983
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$961
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$908
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$969
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$966
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$925
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$940
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$948
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$931
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1010
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$984
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$985
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$998
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$932
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$985
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$990
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1016
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1008
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1015
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$977
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1003
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$991
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1013
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$995
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1010
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$998
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$985
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1016
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$981