Boston vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1735
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
676K
1.2M

The cost of living in Boston is 246% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 32nd and 5674th ($3467 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 664th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 89th and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$7209

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Cities near Boston

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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983