Boston vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$2420
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
676K
1.2M

The cost of living in Boston is 337% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 27th and 6587th ($3680 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 876th 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 105th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Hiroshima

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Boston Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$3346

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901