Boston vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2148
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$336
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$568
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$2547
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
676K
1.2M

The cost of living in Boston is 313% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 27th and 6313th ($3652 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 874th 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 71st and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$1883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$3590

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956