Boston vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
676K
788K

The cost of living in Boston is 267% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 30th and 5724th ($3638 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 492nd 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 16th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 94th and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Hamamatsu

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Boston Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$28.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$16739

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941