Boston vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$2645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
92
82
🏙️ Population
676K
1.54M

The cost of living in Boston is 192% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 32nd and 4637th ($3467 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 89th and 452nd 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
$21.3
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$13952

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102