Boston vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
676K
1.54M

The cost of living in Boston is 171% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 27th and 4406th ($3680 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 105th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kawasaki

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Boston Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$27.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$14111

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102